Although the outcome of the image is amazing...
The greatest reward for me was when I showed this side by side to my wife.
All she could say was :"WOW...this can't be true...it isn't the same image..."

The wonders of image processing:
On the right - the beginning
On the left - After image processing.

I love image processing!!!

Imaged with Boren-Simon 10" F/2.8 POWERNEWT Astrograph.
SBIG ST8300M camera with FW5 filterwheel and BAADER LRGB filters.

L = 30 minutes
RGB = 6 minutes each (BIN 2x2)
Total of 48 minutes.

Imaged from the NEGEV desert in ISRAEL