Veil Nebula

Posted: Aug 30th, 2025

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Jupiter-37A 135mm

Camera: Canon 200 Da

Mount: AT-1

Software: APT, DeepSkyStacker, FitsWork, FITStacker, Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI

Red zoneLight Pollution:

Chelyabinsk, Russia

Aug 23rd, 2025

VEIL NEBULA

Telescope/Lens: Jupiter-37A 135mm
Camera: Canon 200 Da
Mount: AT-1
Software: APT, DeepSkyStacker, FitsWork, FITStacker, Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI

Chelyabinsk, Russia
Light Pollution: Red zone
The supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus is the giant diffuse Veil Nebula, consisting of several parts: 1) On the right, the Witch's Broom Nebula or Western Veil (NGC 6960, LBN 191) 2) On the left, the Fishnet Nebula or Eastern Veil NGC 6995 and NGC 6992 3) In the center, Pickering's Triangle Nebula NGC 6979 Above is the star Gienah ε Cygni (ε Cyg) Equipment and software: Camera Canon EOS 200 Da. Lens Jupiter 37A, F/5.6 Mount AT-1, HEQ-5 Pro Imaging software: Astrophotography Tool Imaging from 01-02.08.2025, Lake Kisegach, Chelyabinsk Oblast Blue zone light pollution. Class 5 on the Bortle scale Total 360 Light frames at 20 seconds + 20 Dark frames + 20 Bias frames ISO 1600 Imaging from 23.08.2025, near Stepninskoye village, Chelyabinsk Oblast Blue zone light pollution. Class 4 on the Bortle scale Total 158 Light frames at 30 seconds + 20 Dark frames + 20 Bias frames ISO 3200 Total integrated exposure Σ=3h19'00" Post-processing software: DeepSkyStacker FitsWork FITStacker Lightroom StraNet2GUI Photoshop Topaz Denoise AI

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Author: googolplexplex

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The supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus is the giant diffuse Veil Nebula, consisting of several parts:
1) On the right, the Witch's Broom Nebula or Western Veil (NGC 6960, LBN 191)
2) On the left, the Fishnet Nebula or Eastern Veil NGC 6995 and NGC 6992
3) In the center, Pickering's Triangle Nebula NGC 6979
Above is the star Gienah ε Cygni (ε Cyg)

Equipment and software:
Camera Canon EOS 200 Da.
Lens Jupiter 37A, F/5.6
Mount AT-1, HEQ-5 Pro

Imaging software:
Astrophotography Tool

Imaging from 01-02.08.2025, Lake Kisegach, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Blue zone light pollution. Class 5 on the Bortle scale
Total 360 Light frames at 20 seconds + 20 Dark frames + 20 Bias frames
ISO 1600

Imaging from 23.08.2025, near Stepninskoye village, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Blue zone light pollution. Class 4 on the Bortle scale
Total 158 Light frames at 30 seconds + 20 Dark frames + 20 Bias frames
ISO 3200

Total integrated exposure Σ=3h19'00"

Post-processing software:
DeepSkyStacker
FitsWork
FITStacker
Lightroom
StraNet2GUI
Photoshop
Topaz Denoise AI

Resolution: 4296x3515 px

Scale: 6105 KB