[APML] New California Nebula

[Alen Koebel <alen_koebel@yahoo.ca>]

This is my second posted image to APML. It's not
really a "new" shot since it was actually taken last
August (kinda hard to find this object now <g>). But
it's a new scan of the slide (2,820 dpi, 48 bit) and
the first time I've image-processed the scan.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/the.koebels2/Astronomy/california.htm

Please critique the image. (As if I have to ask! <g>)
Things I know about already: One, it's not in the
usual orientation of North up. I tried flipping it,
but for whatever reason I preferred it this way. 
{The framing, OTOH, was the choice of my off-axis
guider: I take whatever is reasonable to find a
suitable guide star!) Re the processing, the brighter
stars are clipped and hence bloated a bit. And, I
applied some gaussian blur in Picture Window but I
haven't yet tried SGBNR, which I suspect would yield
better results.

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