Sorry for another repro of my NGC6334 Cat's Paw. It's more about me refining my processing technique than anything else. I've also challenged myself with a few goals. Rounding out stars that were elongated because this was taken with my ED80 before I got a flattener. Getting colour into the stars, as I've been finding that hard to control with the 40D - usually they end up white. I'm happy with both results.
Along the way I've come up with some Photoshop actions that helped. I've made a quick post here about them.
Big part of the processing was separating the stars from the background, so I've posted a starless and stars version. Previous repro attempt and original image to compare were posted here recently if you're interested.
PS - go the humble ED80 and go the 40D! 
IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …piggo/5206034796/lightbox


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