Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  52 Cyg  ·  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6974  ·  NGC 6979  ·  Sh2-103  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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Western Veil (Caldwell 34, NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle and NGC 6974, NGC6979 in mixed HSO, Uwe Deutermann
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Western Veil (Caldwell 34, NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle and NGC 6974, NGC6979 in mixed HSO

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Western Veil (Caldwell 34, NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle and NGC 6974, NGC6979 in mixed HSO, Uwe Deutermann
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Western Veil (Caldwell 34, NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle and NGC 6974, NGC6979 in mixed HSO

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I wanted to bring out the Veil a little bit better than in my previous attempt, and I actually did not have a good image of the Western Veil so far. I used for this image the "natural" looking palette:

R = 45% Hα + 55% SII

G = 10% SII + 20% Hα + 70% OIII

B = 10% Hα + 90% OIII

The amount of stars in this area is still a challenge, I probably will start from scratch with another trial, but for now I pass this image along as a state of progress.

Stay safe all!

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  • Western Veil (Caldwell 34, NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle and NGC 6974, NGC6979 in mixed HSO, Uwe Deutermann
    Original
  • Western Veil (Caldwell 34, NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle and NGC 6974, NGC6979 in mixed HSO, Uwe Deutermann
    B
  • Western Veil (Caldwell 34, NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle and NGC 6974, NGC6979 in mixed HSO, Uwe Deutermann
    C
  • Final
    Western Veil (Caldwell 34, NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle and NGC 6974, NGC6979 in mixed HSO, Uwe Deutermann
    D

B

Description: I like more stars, but they can distract from the beauty of the nebula ... hence not the final version.

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C

Description: Really many more stars 😊

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D

Description: Added RGB stars from the 30s exposures with the ASI071MC and Z61.

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Western Veil (Caldwell 34, NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle and NGC 6974, NGC6979 in mixed HSO, Uwe Deutermann