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help needed processing the iris nebula

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Hi there

Can anyone help me process the iris nebula i seem to be able to get the bright reflections but none of the dust around it..can anyone help?


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The Iris is a tough one. It's hard to pull out the dust if you're struggling with light pollution or the moon. How dark are your skies?

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Re: help needed processing the iris nebula

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Rhoda, I seem to remember your recently moved to Pixinsight for processing? If so, you might want to try using Masked Stretch and see what you get. Getting the dusty bits to really jump out does take either dark skies or just a lot more data. How much time do you have so far?
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