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Veil Nebula

Astrophotography DSO

Veil Nebula

Veil Nebula, 60 minutes of integration in SHO with Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 106/382 f 3/6 telescope, QHY 600M Pro camera, are 6 shots of which in Ha 2x600 seconds, in OIII 2x600 seconds and in SII 2x600 seconds, processing with Pixinsight and Photoshop. All data and shots were captured with Telescope Live. The Veil Nebula (also known by the Caldwell Catalogue acronyms C 33 and C 34) is a large diffuse nebula visible in the southeastern part of the constellation Cygnus.
The distance of the nebula is not known with certainty; data from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) indicate a distance of about 1,470 light-years. This intricate system of nebulae is visible with binoculars with 80-90mm objectives or with a small telescope as long as you have a dark sky, even better if you use a filter (UHC, OIII): it is best revealed in long exposure photos (even with a CCD camera it takes several minutes). The object will appear to be made up of three very delicate nebulous filaments, arranged to form a sort of circumference. The brightest part is the easternmost part, known as NGC 6992. Increasing magnification reveals that each filament is actually made up of a network of other, smaller, thinner filaments.
The discovery of this object was the work of William Herschel, who in 1784 described it as follows: "Extended; go through 52 Cygni... about 2 degrees in length"; The western part of the nebula has a description of its own: "Branching nebulosity... The next part splits into a few currents that are still gathered to the south."






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