kost973
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Loc: Russia,Syktyvkar
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Canon EOS 350Da (Baader mod.) 22υ5 min ISO 800 SW Newton 200\1000+ Baader ΜΠΡΡ Iris,PS CS3 Maydanak (Uzbekistan)august 2007 crop 100%
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Freddy WILLEMS
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Wow, nice detail in there. Love the processing and colors .
-------------------- Freddy
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scopemankit
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Brought in a little more dark with PSP5
-------------------- Chris
Cape Town
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Nils_Lars
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Amazing shot kost973 , detail right down to the core , very well done.
I tend to stay away from making my background super black since I think it looks kinda unreal.
-------------------- Erik
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SGT500
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Wow. one of the best Ngc 253's ive seen. great process.
-------------------- -Sal
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nickatnight
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Reged: 04/14/08
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Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs)
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That's really beautiful! Well done...and I think I'd split the difference on the contrast with Chris' version.
-------------------- nickatnight
Celestron CPC 9.25" GPS
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Rusty
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One of the best images of one of my favorite objects!
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Dave M
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Real Nice detail, Great! shot
-------------------- Dave
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zipdrive
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Reged: 02/05/07
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Loc: Perth, Australia
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The best one i've ever seen with a DSLR, love to know how it was processed..Well done!!
-------------------- Dave's Astro Gallery
GSO RC8 | QHY9 | EQ6
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LarsZ
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Reged: 01/12/08
Posts: 142
Loc: Sweden
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It's just gorgeous. Love the smooth processing too (my personal taste )
/Lars
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