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Sh2-204 (LRGBHOO), Timothy Martin
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Sh2-204 (LRGBHOO)

Sh2-204 (LRGBHOO), Timothy Martin
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Sh2-204 (LRGBHOO)

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A region not photographed often (I could find only 22 shots on AB with it as the main focus), Sh2-204 and surrounds has a lot to offer--emission regions, dark regions, and molecular clouds. This is part of a larger project that will likely take some time to finish. But it's a piece that I think stands up well on its own.

The full frame is the original version here. But I wasn't happy with that at all, so I enlisted the help of my artist wife. She suggested I crop it and rotate it to comport with the golden ratio. And after seeing the starless version, she suggested I reduce the stars to allow more shape and color to come through. I think those suggestions were transformative.

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