Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  52 Cyg  ·  NGC 6960  ·  The star 52 Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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A Purple Veil, Carl
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A Purple Veil

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A Purple Veil

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Yet another benchmark target for my SV130 rig.  I've imaged the Western Veil through my first astro DSLR, My friend's ASI1600MM, my own ASI1600MM, and now with the ASI2600MM and SV130.  Better filters and a camera with low noise and no microlensing make a huge difference on this target, which sports such a bright foreground star that previously all but ruined the beauty of this target for me.  The star remains bright and prominent but no halos or other strange artifacts.

As I was trying different color combinations, I was immediately struck by the purple that shone through in an unaltered HSO combination.  I kept it, and it joins my blue and gold rendition of "Western Veils In Non-Traditional Colors" collection.

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