Nebulae Veil East Previous Next Enlarge to Full Size Date: 10/27/2008 Photo Credit: Paul Mortfield & Stefano Cancelli Object: Veil Nebula (eastern section) Date: September 2008 Location: Sierra Remote Observatories California Telescope: RCOS 16" f/8.9 Camera: Apogee U16M with AstroDon Gen2 Filters Wavelengths: Hydrogen-Alpha (3nm), Oxygen-III (3nm) Exposure Time: 8 hours Notes: A faint portion of the eastern veil nebula in Cygnus. Shooting in these wavelengths and with the color combine choices yielded a spooky view of something resembling a Bat or Owl. Red is Hydrogen, Blue is Oxygen, Green is the product of both.

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