Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6979  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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Western Veil Nebula, Josh Jones
Western Veil Nebula
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Western Veil Nebula

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Western Veil Nebula, Josh Jones
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Western Veil Nebula

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This is the Veil Nebula taken near Cygnus region and sits about 2100 light years from earth. This view back in time shows the filaments and thin strands of ionized hydrogen (green) and oxygen (blue).

This is the left overs of a star 20 times the mass of our sun that went supernova about 10,000 years ago.
If you can find the Cygnus Cross in the sky, look to the left of the cross and off that tip is this nebula. This is also known as the western veil nebula, while another large eastern veil nebula sits just under this one.

Captured with RASA 8 and with only about an hour and a half before clouds rolled in on a 1600mm pro cooled to -20 degrees.

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46 Ha x 30 seconds
102 Oiii x 30 seconds
23 Sii x 30 seconds
~85 minutes total

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Western Veil Nebula, Josh Jones