File:NGC 5189 JS.png

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I spent a long time on this. I still don't think it's perfect but I think it's time to move on. It's easy to get lost in pixel-sized details zoomed up 300% staring at noise and wondering how or if to remove it, especially with a high resolution image.

Anyway, I have been wondering if sometimes Hubble does get to take a picture just because something is so striking it deserves a beauty shot. I got the answer, which is yes, when I read the <a href="http://archive.stsci.edu/proposal_search.php?mission=hst&id=12812" rel="nofollow">proposal</a> for this one. (Hi, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/zoltlevay/">Zolt</a>.) Aesthetic majesty took priority over science for a few observations. The other two were the venerable <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehead_Nebula" rel="nofollow">Horsehead</a> and more obscure but no less wonderful <a href="http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/23/image/a/" rel="nofollow">Arp 142</a>, which resembles a penguin. NGC 5189 has been said to resemble an eastern dragon. Together, they form a trio of creatures. A horse, a penguin, and a dragon; an unlikely gathering except in space where imagination reigns supreme.

Colors are as follows but with F502N occupying the green channel a little for that extra brightness since blue is such a dark color.

Red: F814W + F673N Green: F606W + F657N Blue: F502N

North is NOT up.
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