I'd like to present my image of The Veil Nebula (west) - NGC 6960.
This is my longest exposed image to date, 6 hours in total - imaged over two nights.
The Veil Nebula (west) is part of the Veil Nebula Complex located in the constellation Cygnus.
It's a relatively faint supernova remnant which has expanded to cover an area of 3 ° after the source supernova exploded over 5000 years ago.
The central star is the supergiant 52 Cygni.
Having exposed for 6 hours has really brought out very faint detail within the neb.
Faint wisps and striations are evident in and around the veil.
The stars are a little more bloated than usual but considering how low it was in the north, the seeing conditions and the fact that I was taking 15 min subs on a DSLR for a total 6 hours I'm more than happy with the result.
This image consists of 24 x 15 min exp (6 hours), 24 darks & 25 flats (EL Panel).
Imaged through the TOA-130 @ f/5.8, ISO 400.
Calibrated and Stacked in DSS and then finished in PS CS3.
I hope you enjoy.
(Image is 1.7MB)
