STRETCHING Astrophotography in Photoshop Using Curves and Levels

Stretching astrophotography in Photoshop can be challenging. It's the point in your image processing when you can really make or break your image. You don't want to overdo it, but equally you want to achieve the best results possible. In this tutorial I break down the steps I take to stretch my astrophotography data using curves and levels adjustments in Adobe Photoshop.

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