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The Veil Nebula Complex
in Elemental Colors |
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About This Photograph
This is the famous Veil Nebula complex in the light of specific elements, re-mapped to emphasize the color differences and distinguish the elements. Red represents hydrogen, yellow is sulfur, and blue is oxygen. The Veil is what remains of a star that blew itself up between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago, scattering its contents across an expanding area currently 130 light years across. It is about 1,500 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, the swan.
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in Elemental Colors |
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Technical Details |
| Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106 EDX4 | | Camera: | QHY600M | | Mount: | Paramount MX+ | | Filters: | Chroma 3nm [SII], Hâº, [OIII] | | Dates/Times: | 8 October - 17 November 2020 | | Location: | RC-Astro North Observatory at New Mexico Skies | | Exposure Details: | Two-frame mosaic, 42 hours total exposure time | | Acquisition: | MaxIm DL 6, ACP Expert | | Processing: | PixInsight, Photoshop | |
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