Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  California nebula  ·  NGC 1499  ·  The star ξPer
California nebula and pushing the background, Scott Sloka
California nebula and pushing the background
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California nebula and pushing the background

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This is a few hours of data on this object and while I am happy with the foreground object, I am intrigued by the background dust and how it relates to the nebula itself. I am uploading 2 versions of the data as I am trying to decide how to optimize the background structures. The foreground signal is relatively clean, but the background signal is quite noisy. I am trying to think about how to reduce the noise at both the acquisition and post processing stages. Any hints?

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California nebula and pushing the background, Scott Sloka