Contains:  Northern lights
Kansas Northern Lights Mosaic (May 11, 2024), Brent Newton

Kansas Northern Lights Mosaic (May 11, 2024)

Kansas Northern Lights Mosaic (May 11, 2024), Brent Newton

Kansas Northern Lights Mosaic (May 11, 2024)

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Description

Initial image compiled using ICE was only abler to register 5 of 17 total photos

Final version:
 - Individual panels were first converted to TIFF in ACR
 - TIFF files run through PixInsight process container with a Histogram darken, BlurX, and NoiseX
 - Compiled using PTGui

PixInsight:
 - Convert to 32bit
 - Histogram Clip
 - BlurX (to smooth out stars which may be oblong from PTGui projection)
 - GHS stretch
 - NoiseX (reduced application)
 - StarX, increased star vibrance and ran SCNR
 - Curves/Histogram tweaks to brighten foreground, darken background sky

Photoshop:
 - Levels, Curves, Vibrance tweaks
 - High Pass / Overlay to sharpen auroral details
 - Star Screen Blend
 - Downsized, Cropped to 1:2 ratio, Signature added

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