AndrewSingleton
The Eastern Veil and Network Nebula (Hubble Pallet)
NGC 6992, NGC 6995, Caldwell 33. Taken between 6th and7th September 2021 in SHO.
The Eastern Veil consists of the long thin area at the top and the network nebula at the bottom which kind off looks like a deckchair. This is part of the Cygnus Loop which is a supernova remnant. The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun, and it exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. It is about 2,400 light-years away. From a dark sky site this can be seen in binoculars as a long, curving hazy streak of light near cygnus which in the early UK autumn is directly above us in the evening. From a dark sky site this can be seen in binoculars from a dark site as a long, curving hazy streak of light near cygnus which in the early UK autumn is directly above us in the evening.
S: - 20 x 300s (1 hour 40 mins)
H: - 20 x 300s (1 hour 40 mins)
O: - 20 x 300s (1 hour 40 mins)
Total Integration = 5 hours.
Flats taken with a PURElite CFPL22 Ultra-Thin LED Light Box. Used library darks and dark flats.
Telescope: - Skywatcher 130PDS Newtonian. Flocked with the shiny parts painted matt black. Additional camping mat protection from dew. Focuser upgraded with a ZWO EAF (Electronic Auto Focuser)
Camera : - ZWO ASI294MM with a ZWO 1.25” Electronic Filter Wheel
Filters:- Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector. Baader 8nm S, 7nm Ha and 8.5nm OIII narrowband.
Mount: - Skywatcher EQ6R.
Guiding: Skywatcher EvoGuide 50ED & ZWO ASI120MM-Mini.
Controlled by an ASIAir.
Processing Software: Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and edited in Star Tools.
Moon: Pretty much new.
Light Pollution and Location: - Bortle 7/8 in Davyhulme, Manchester. Different websites tell me different things about this. It all depends on the time of night and which way I am pointing.
Weather: - A rare full night of clear skies on the 7th with a few clouds on the 6th.
Notes: I stupidly decided to try and try using the Asiair to take some videos of planets half way through this project. This caused a significant difference in the angle of my subs on night 1 to night 2. This meant I have had to dramatically crop the picture even leaving some bits off at the edges which is never good.
This SHO image is my first go at using “The Hubble Pallet” and the first time I have tried using the S filter.
Having a baby that is on the go all the time has limited my time available to do this hobby and it has taken me a few weeks to get to this point. I did a quick run through of this on Star Tools a couple of weeks ago, then had a few more goes to get rid of the noise but in the end decided that the one done a couple of weeks ago was my favourite edit.
The Eastern Veil and Network Nebula (Hubble Pallet)
NGC 6992, NGC 6995, Caldwell 33. Taken between 6th and7th September 2021 in SHO.
The Eastern Veil consists of the long thin area at the top and the network nebula at the bottom which kind off looks like a deckchair. This is part of the Cygnus Loop which is a supernova remnant. The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun, and it exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. It is about 2,400 light-years away. From a dark sky site this can be seen in binoculars as a long, curving hazy streak of light near cygnus which in the early UK autumn is directly above us in the evening. From a dark sky site this can be seen in binoculars from a dark site as a long, curving hazy streak of light near cygnus which in the early UK autumn is directly above us in the evening.
S: - 20 x 300s (1 hour 40 mins)
H: - 20 x 300s (1 hour 40 mins)
O: - 20 x 300s (1 hour 40 mins)
Total Integration = 5 hours.
Flats taken with a PURElite CFPL22 Ultra-Thin LED Light Box. Used library darks and dark flats.
Telescope: - Skywatcher 130PDS Newtonian. Flocked with the shiny parts painted matt black. Additional camping mat protection from dew. Focuser upgraded with a ZWO EAF (Electronic Auto Focuser)
Camera : - ZWO ASI294MM with a ZWO 1.25” Electronic Filter Wheel
Filters:- Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector. Baader 8nm S, 7nm Ha and 8.5nm OIII narrowband.
Mount: - Skywatcher EQ6R.
Guiding: Skywatcher EvoGuide 50ED & ZWO ASI120MM-Mini.
Controlled by an ASIAir.
Processing Software: Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and edited in Star Tools.
Moon: Pretty much new.
Light Pollution and Location: - Bortle 7/8 in Davyhulme, Manchester. Different websites tell me different things about this. It all depends on the time of night and which way I am pointing.
Weather: - A rare full night of clear skies on the 7th with a few clouds on the 6th.
Notes: I stupidly decided to try and try using the Asiair to take some videos of planets half way through this project. This caused a significant difference in the angle of my subs on night 1 to night 2. This meant I have had to dramatically crop the picture even leaving some bits off at the edges which is never good.
This SHO image is my first go at using “The Hubble Pallet” and the first time I have tried using the S filter.
Having a baby that is on the go all the time has limited my time available to do this hobby and it has taken me a few weeks to get to this point. I did a quick run through of this on Star Tools a couple of weeks ago, then had a few more goes to get rid of the noise but in the end decided that the one done a couple of weeks ago was my favourite edit.