  I study the deformation of the topological string by $\bar\Omega$, the
complex conjugate of the $\Omega$-deformation. Namely, I identify $\bar\Omega$
in terms of a physical state in the string spectrum and verify that the
deformed Yang-Mills and ADHM actions are reproduced. This completes the study
initiated recently [1] where we show that $\bar\Omega$ decouples from the
one-loop topological amplitudes in heterotic string theory. Similarly to the
N=2* deformation, I show that the quadratic terms in the effective action play
a crucial role in obtaining the correct realisation of the full
$\Omega$-deformation. Finally, I comment on the differences between the
graviphoton and the $\Omega$-deformation in general and discuss possible
$\bar\Omega$ remnants at the boundary of the string moduli space.
