Cygnus Loop or Veil Nebula
A star exploded some five to eight thousand years ago sending a ball of gas and dust out into space. Today the Veil Nebula can be found in Cygnus and is a great summer astrophotography subject. Here I have captured it using a new light pollution filter that helps bring forward the red (hydrogen) and blue (oxygen) features. The filter still allows the star field to come through, surprisingly dense for my suburban location 10 miles north of New York City.
Tech Stuff: Borg 55FL astrograph; IDAS LPS-V4 filter; ZWO ASI1600MC; iOptron CubePro 8200 mount unguided; 95 minutes of 8 second exposures stacked in 10 minute groups using SharpCap live stacking; processed with PixInsight.
Cygnus Loop or Veil Nebula
A star exploded some five to eight thousand years ago sending a ball of gas and dust out into space. Today the Veil Nebula can be found in Cygnus and is a great summer astrophotography subject. Here I have captured it using a new light pollution filter that helps bring forward the red (hydrogen) and blue (oxygen) features. The filter still allows the star field to come through, surprisingly dense for my suburban location 10 miles north of New York City.
Tech Stuff: Borg 55FL astrograph; IDAS LPS-V4 filter; ZWO ASI1600MC; iOptron CubePro 8200 mount unguided; 95 minutes of 8 second exposures stacked in 10 minute groups using SharpCap live stacking; processed with PixInsight.