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C33 The Veil Nebula, Steve Argereow
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C33 The Veil Nebula

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C33 The Veil Nebula

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              The East Veil Nebula -C33-


The Veil Nebula lies around 2,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan).  It is a relatively close neighbor in astronomical terms.  The image shows only a small portion of the nebula, which is a cloud of ionized gas in space.  The Veil Nebula is the visible portion of the nearby Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant formed roughly 10,000 years ago by the death of a massive star. That star – which was 20 times the mass of the sun – lived fast and died young, ending its life in a cataclysmic release of energy. The shockwaves and debris from the supernova sculpted the Veil Nebula’s delicate tracery of ionized gas – creating a scene of surprising astronomical beauty.

Information Credit: Yahoo News 

Telescope:   Meade 6000 80mm  APO Refractor  f/6.0
Mount  IOptron CEM40

Camera ZWOASI183MC-PRO -15C, 1 X 1 Binnining
ZWO - EFW


96 X 150 Second Exposures W/Optolong L-Extreme Filter    Gain 120 Offset    20
Total Exposure Time: 4 Hours 0 Minutes


Acquisition with SharpCap
Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor
Guiding PHD2
Processed with Astra Image

Photo taken from Seven Lakes, NC  Bortle 4.5  8/2/2021 - 8/3/2021  No Moon, Some light haze

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C33 The Veil Nebula, Steve Argereow