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The Veil Nebula Complex
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About This Photograph
The Veil Nebula is what remains of a star that exploded thousands of years ago. It is located some 2,500 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan. Expanding sheets and filaments of hydrogen gas stretch across roughly 100 light years of interstellar space. In our sky, the Veil is huge � nearly four full-moon widths across. It is quite faint, and in this image a special filter was used to isolate light emitted by hydrogen, suppressing star light and man-made light pollution to let the detail of the nebula shine through.
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Technical Details |
| Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106N. | | Camera: | STL-11000M. | | Mount: | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO. | | Filters: | Custom Scientific 5nm H-alpha. | | Dates/Times: | 12, 13 July 2004. | | Location: | my backyard observatory in Austin, Texas. | | Exposure Details: | 7.25 hours (15-minute individual exposures). | |
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