Saturday, November 26, 2022

Heart Nebula - IC 1805

 My first attempt at this nebula IC 1805
between the Cassiopeia and Perseus constellations.

No wonder they call it the "Heart Nebula"!



I removed the stars in this photo so you could see the nebulosity better:

My past processing process resulted in the stars overwhelming the nebulosity
which I didn't like at all. Here's what that looked like...
compare this image with the first and you can see the total difference!
Stars are colorless and bloated. That is why I like my new process!


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