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Revision title: 2022-04-16 Reprocess

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M33 HaLRGB

Revision title: 2022-04-16 Reprocess

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Description

3hrs of data on M33 from a bortle 2 dark site.  I only got half the blue I wanted and not enough luminance because dew became a huge issue.  The worst I've seen in my entire life.  It was such a perfect night, the seeing was excellent, so the atmosphere was so still that dew was a huge problem in the very early hours of the morning.  If I had a hair dryer, I'd have been able to keep going with only minor inconveniences, but even with my dew heater and dew shield, it was no match for the wicked condensation that wanted to take place over everything.  I'll never go to the dark site without a hair dryer again that's for sure.  By the time I left for the night it literally looked as if all my gear was rained on.. it's a pretty terrible thing to start breaking down because your objective won't stop fogging over while you look up at a pristine sky that has at least a couple more hours of darkness left and no moon in sight.  Lessons learned.  Hope you enjoy anyway!

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Description: Well, I was able to figure out how to integrate all the data I have on this target, including my H-alpha. I think it's getting better.

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Description: Reprocessed the data for a more natural look.

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Title: 2022-04-16 Reprocess

Description: While being a part of the “M 106 Megaproject” with 3 other veteran imagers, I learned an immense amount about processing, especially for galaxies using the HaLRGB palate. Here’s a reprocess of last years pristine bortle 2 dark site data on M 33.

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