The third-year veil
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It was almost exactly three years ago today that I obtained my first clear image of the veil nebula ... by purchasing a dataset. I was frustrated by the veil's stubborn refusal to appear in broadband, and I was ecstatic to see the final result. Although I've used a wider field to image the full Cygnus loop, this was my first time revisiting the target. It is a beautiful gossamer expanse of interwoven interstellar threads adorned by the brilliantly shining diamond 52 Cygni.
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Image details
| Telescope: | William Optics Redcat 71 | |
| Length: | 350mm | |
| Aperture: | 71mm | |
| F-stop: | f/4.66 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2024-06-13 to 2024-06-13 | |
| Lights: | 1 | |
| Exposure: | 1 | |
| Total exposure: | 1 s | |
| Ra: | 20h 47m 30.4s | |
| Dec: | +30° 57' 07.090 | |
| Size: | 121.80 x 068.40 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 001.162 deg | |
| Scale: | 000.91 arcsec/pixel |