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The Veil Nebula Complex – Natural Color |
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About This Photograph
The famous Veil Nebula complex 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. This photograph combines nearly 50 hours of exposures taken through six different filters: red, green, blue, and narrow-band filters that isolate light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen. It is presented in natural color.
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Technical Details |
| Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106 EDX4 | | Camera: | QHY600M | | Mount: | Paramount MX+ | | Filters: | Chroma 3nm R, G, B, [SII], Hâº, [OIII] | | Dates/Times: | 8 October - 17 November 2020 | | Location: | RC-Astro North Observatory at New Mexico Skies | | Exposure Details: | RGB = 2 hours, [S II]:Hα:[O III] = 21 hours, two-frame mosaic | | Acquisition: | MaxIm DL 6, ACP Expert | | Processing: | PixInsight, Photoshop | |
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