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Location/ Date: |
Eggersdorf, GER / 12.+ 13.+ 17.+ 18.+ 22.+ 23. August 2017 |
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Telescope/ Lens: |
10“ f/4 TS ONTC Newton |
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Mount: |
Celestron CGE GPS |
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Camera: |
Atik 383L+ |
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Exposure time |
28x 1200" Astronomik Ha 6nm 17x 1200" Astronomik [OIII] 6nm 17x 300" Astronomik RGB each |
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Total exposure: |
19,2 hours |
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Description: |
The chaotic arranged filaments of glowing gas depicted here are part of the Veil nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. The Veil nebula is a remnant of a giant star explosion, visible as an expanding cloud that has been created during the explosion of a mass rich star. It is estimated that the light of this explosion has reached the Earth 5000 years ago which means, that the nebula lies in a distance of about 1500 light-years. In the meantime the whole nebula extends to about 70 light-years in diameter. The picture shown here displays about one third of it. Interstellar matter is moved by the gravitation waves caused by the explosion and thus stimulated to glow. |