NGC 6960 - Veil (west) Nebula - 6 Hours.

[RB (Andrew)]

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)

[Octane (Humayun)]

Andrew,

Magnifique!

It looks 3D on my monitor -- the hallmark of a great photograph.

Well done.

Regards,
Humayun

[Bloodbean (Troy)]

Andrew,

Wow that's awesome to look at! I love the contrast of colours. I just spent the past 3 minutes taking it all in. Well done!

Troy

[iceman (Mike)]

Wow, now that is damn stunning.

Beautifully processed RB.

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Excellent RB, especially for how far it climbs, i used to view it from Glasgow, almsot overhead, so i daresay here, it just peeps above the horizon.

nice vibrant colours, and very well done

[h0ughy (David)]

A very very ordinary effort there RB. I had to pinch myslef to make sure it was indeed real.

[Ric]

A wonderful image RB.

The colours are fantastic and really jump out at you.

Cheers

[gregbradley]

That has to be the best Veil I have seen taken from the Southern Hemisphere. Amazing.

Only minor comment is the red in the neb looks like it has a tad too much orange in it.

Stars are perfect and you don't seem to have suffered from it being low on the horizon.

Imaged from a tripod? This would be below my observatory walls I am pretty sure.

Greg.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Seen that one in a lot of different flavours but that's definitely something new. Up close and personal. Just love the mix of sharpness/softness in the nebula and the colors too. Awesome. I love it.

[Rick Petrie]

RB maaaaate you've done it again.
Excellent clarity and with the striations of blue through the red give it a real cooling effect. Nice interpretation.
Love ya work.

[RobF (Rob)]

Very impressive. Take a bow Sir!......

[matt]

Very nice, Andrew.

Just a minor issue: What do you think's causing the orange halos around many of the stars?

[lacad01 (Adam)]

As Con the fruiterer would say, "Beeewdiful!"

[atalas]

Top shot RB!

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Andrew just so so nice,blue ribbon here.

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

bravo!

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Nice wee bit of cosmic snot you've captured there Andrew!!!

Just kidding - as H says...lovely 3D effect, and to re-use my favourite descriptor...'organic' looking!

6 hours eh!? You're throwing down the gauntlet to one and all there Andrew.

Can't wait to get home and check this out on my 24" iMac - my PC monitor at work isn't doing this justice I reckon.

Few of the larger red stars look a bit bloated as you've said - but the colours in the Veil are stunning.

Sweet!!
Doug

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Yep have to agree with Greg here, excellent shot.

You have mastered your DSLR mate (the brilliant scope helps too ) , makes me want one...are there many Canon 20Da's around? How much do they go for when they are available?

Mike

[Jeffkop (Jeff)]

Very impressive image !!!!!! and a great reward for those hours

[Bassnut (Fred)]

WOW, now that is very impressive Andrew, excellent work.