Little Dumbbell Nebula - final tweaks
Some more tweaking of color balance and brightness/contrast has finally given me a M76 image I am happy with, at least in terms of color.
M76 06_081018 291x20s.jpg
(291x20sec lights, 30 darks)
David aka Shelldrake
Equipment: Sky-Watcher 305mm Dobsonian (f/5), 120mm refractor (f/8.3), EQ6-R, HEQ5, AZ3 mounts; Orion StarBlast 4.5 TTD (f/4), ED80T-CF refractor (f/6); Celestron 102mm refractor (f/10.3), NexStar GT GoTo mount; Jason 313 60mm refractor (f/15.2, EQ1 mount); Celestron 10x50, 8x56, 15x70 binoculars; Eyepieces: SWA 32mm (2"); 32mm Plossl; 25mm, 18mm, 12mm, 9mm X-Cel LX; 6.7mm ES 82; 5mm X-Cel; Meade 8-24mm Zoom; Orion Shorty 2X Barlow, GSO 2.5X Barlow, Antares 3X Barlow; Cameras: ASI224MC, ASI183MC, Canon T3 DSLR.