The Veil Nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded around 6,000 to 8,000 years ago. It is about 2,240 light years away in the constellation Cygnus. Here we see the central portion of the nebula, designated NGC6979, also called "Williamina Fleming's Triangular Wisp." North is toward the right. The eastern portion, NGC6992, the Network Nebula, can be seen here, and NGC6960, the western portion, or "Witch's Broom," is here.
Click here to see all three parts as they are relative to one another.
| Exposure |
• 18½ hours (111 x 10 min.) @ -10°C over 5 nights • Dusk flats • Camera position angle: 245° • Full-color subs were combined with narrowband subs ☞ 35 full-color ☞ 38 O-iii (blue) ☞ 38 H-α (red) |
| Processing |
• With PixInsight: ☞ Calibration and star registeraton ☞ Background neutralization ☞ Subframe integration ☞ Histogram transformation ☞ Shrink setars slightly • Final tweaking in Photoshop CS6 |
| Date and Location |
• 2020: September 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 • Louisa County, Virginia, USA |
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Equipment |
• TMB-130SS APO refractor @ f/7 on an A-P 1200 mount • ZWO ASI-1600MC Pro color camera • Imaging and autoguiding with MaxIm DL 6.20 • Guided with an ST-402 camera on a 60mm f/5 scope |
Updated August 22, 2023