Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6979  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995
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Veil East, Stephan Schäfer
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Veil East

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Veil East, Stephan Schäfer
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Veil East

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The Eastern Veil Nebula. It is a part of the Cygnus Loop, the result of a supernova at a distance of 1470 light years from the earth.

This is my longest exposure so far and my first attempt to process images from multiple sessions. Unfortunately the western part of the nebula was only captured in two of my three sessions due to framing issues. I will try to come up with a version of the whole loop as my next project. May be I can blend both images to not loose the precious exposure time of 1hr...

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Veil East, Stephan Schäfer