Well, I decided not to get anymore exposure time on m81; I decided to work in some old data I had taken with my 11" I used to have... Thank god for Registar; the 11" data I blended in was the bulk of the core; a little of the arms were chopped off. This boosted my s/n a lot more, and a little creative layer masking to blend it in let me push it a lot more. I think I like this one much better.
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