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Erwin Forbragd

Western Veil Nebula

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Pickerings Triangle image

Pickerings Triangle


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NGC 6979, Pickerings Triangle, part of the Veil supernova remnant complex. This is 540 mins (9 hours) of unbinned Ha with the Tak TOA130 and ST2000xm on an NJP mount. 4 second guide exposures with an AT66 semi-apo. (27) 20 minute subs. Imaged from Redlands, California on the nights of August 13,15,16,17,18, 2008. Waxing gibbous and Full Moon was up during these exposures.

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  • Jim Lafferty
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  • January 19, 2022