Thank you for sharing your photos - this is exactly what this project is all about! :-)
Sh2-101 (Tulip Nebula and surroundings)
Captured during spring-summer 2025.
Stacking, stars, MLT - Pixinsight, post-processing Photoshop + denoise in GraxPert. No plugins as usual.
For stars additional RGB with 8 60sec exposures in each channel.
Palette based on SHO.
Discussion, critique, questions - in astrochat https://t.me/dalniycosmos_chat , we have many members there, special welcome to haters)
Updated version of the Tulip Nebula, made brighter and more saturated as requested. Join our discussion in the LA group - https://t.me/dalniycosmos_chat
Beautiful, but a bit dark. You need to adjust the levels to bring out the details below and to the right of the Tulip, but you'll have to apply a protective mask over the Tulip. This can be done in Photoshop. For example, in the VK editor, you can move the "Exposure" slider to see what I mean.
No, there's no need to pull anything there; the signal is distributed evenly as it naturally exists. Saturating everything in red doesn't make sense to me—it's visually unappealing. I've tried many variations, masks, and processing techniques. This version best reveals the desired depth and structure.
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