The Veil Nebula NGC 6960 and Pickerings Triangle --- this time with the photo

[moonshinegnomie]

this is ngc 6960,the western veil nebula,also called the witches broom as well as Pickerings Triangle. there is another part of it called the eastern veil which is above the triangle and out of the frame.

its the remnant of a star that went supernova about 20,000 years ago.

this is 19 hours of exposure time over 4 nights in my backyard

[SheltieLover]

1. Wow!

Breathtaking! Ty for sharing!

[perfessor]

2. Amazing detail.

[ShazzieB]

3. Fantastic!

This one took a while to load for me, but it was well worth the wait!

[HAB911]

4. Worth ever hour, beautiful!

[erronis]

5. Incredible! I had to press Refresh (F5) on my browser to get the whole image.

The tendrils are fascinating and seem to be a whole realm of study. They appear to be "braided" in a way that isn't known - perhaps some other forces in our incredible universe.

[erronis]

6. I live in a very rural part of New England away from cities. What would it take to set this up?

I'm an amateur photographer and know about exposure, etc. But star tracking, and serious aperture. Is it worth it or perhaps a local astronomy club?

[moonshinegnomie]

11. ill send you a pm

[Picaro]

7. Absolutely spectacular

[angrychair]

8. Beautiful

Great image!

[flashman13]

9. I'm very impressed with your work. Nicely done.

[tavernier]

10. Well, I was gonna say that when I

looked up at my clouds I saw a ducky and a horsey, but I changed my mind.

(based on an old Peanuts Charlie Brown comic, years ago)