Revisiting the Veil Nebula
It’s been a long time since I targeted the Veil Nebula – it’s so bright that it’s hard to screw up, so what was the point? But it’s definitely looking a little better using newer equipment, software, and darker skies – plus my processing skills are a little better. Looking back at my original images of the Veil, they were a bit “overcooked.”
The entire Veil nebula is much larger than this; I just focused on the “Witch’s Broom” and “Pickering’s Triangle” features here.
Total exposure of 27.75 hours. The less dramatic image below is natural RGB colors, enhanced with narrowband Ha and OIII data, while the other is just narrowband HOO on the nebula, combined with RGB stars.
