NGC281 | Pacman Nebula a Year Later (Tom Hitchen)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas) · Contains: 18 alf Cas · 24 eta Cas · 26 ups01 Cas · 28 ups02 Cas · Achird · IC 1590 · NGC 281 · PK122-04.1 · PK124-07.1 · Schedar · Sh2-184 · The star Schedar (αCas) · The star ηCas · The star υ1Cas · The star υ2Cas

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NGC281 | Pacman Nebula a Year Later

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NGC281 | Pacman Nebula a Year Later

Exactly a year ago I chose the Pacman Nebula to be my first image with my L-eNhance, and inbetween imaging my main target there was a hazy night so I decided to try the Pacman again to see how I could edit it compared to a year ago.
I tried using tone mapping on the SHO version which helped to bring the colours out more, but I need more data on it.

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Title: Pixelmath Variation

Description: SHO Version using Luminance for Sii and Tone Mapping for coloration

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Title: Pixelmath Variation

Description: New test at processing SHO (with Luminance as Sii)

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Astrometry.net job	4797381
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RA (center)	00h52m54s.15
RA (top/left)	00h39m27s.47
RA (top/right)	00h41m19s.45
RA (bottom/right)	01h04m37s.14
RA (bottom/left)	01h06m13s.45

Dec (center)	+56°35′59″.9
Dec (top/left)	+59°09′53″.8
Dec (top/right)	+53°56′27″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	+53°57′08″.9
Dec (bottom/left)	+59°10′46″.6

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