Sunday, November 30, 2014

Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992)


The counterpart to the Western Veil Nebula, posted below, is the Eastern Veil Nebula (above).  While the other resembles a witch's broom, I feel like this one looks a bit like the claw of some otherworldly creature.  Taken together, they are simply magnificent.

Photo Details
October 24, 2014
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
Nikon D3100 Camera - ISO 1600
Baader MPC Mark III Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
Skyglow filter
Autoguider
39 sub-frames at 3.0 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 1 hour 57 minutes
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop