Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6960  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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The Western Veil Nebula, Arun H
The Western Veil Nebula
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The Western Veil Nebula

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The Western Veil Nebula, Arun H
The Western Veil Nebula
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The Western Veil Nebula

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Description

This is my second narrow band attempt at this beautiful object. Last year, I acquired about 8.5 hours of data with my ZWO ASI 1600. While I was happy with that image, it wasn't as deep as I would have liked. This version adds roughly 10 hours of additional data with my ZWO ASI 294MM, a noticeably more sensitive camera, and shows more detail.

This is one of my favorite objects to image, not least because of the connection we all have to it. We owe our existence to the heavy elements forged in the cores of stars such as the one whose death resulted in the Veil. What we are capturing here are the colors of life itself.

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