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NGC 281 - Pac-Man Nebula, Wesley Klehm
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NGC 281 - Pac-Man Nebula

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NGC 281 - Pac-Man Nebula, Wesley Klehm
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NGC 281 - Pac-Man Nebula

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A lovely nebula that was one of my first successes at getting the Hubble Palette to generally look right.

At this point i was really starting to see how beneficial it is to hit closer to 30 hours of integration time.  For my setup and bortle, it really seems to be the sweet spot in terms of producing a good image.

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NGC 281 - Pac-Man Nebula, Wesley Klehm