The Veil Nebula

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Object Data: The Veil Nebula is the spectacular result of a supernova explosion that occurred about 30,000 years ago somewhere towards the centre of the two main arcs, designated NGC 6992 for the eastern arc and NGC 6960 for the western arc, which may been seen close to the bright magnitude 4 star 52 Cygni. The fainter central part is designated NGC 6979. The Veil Nebula takes its name from the delicate filamentary structure of the expanding gas shells which appear in different colors owing to temperature variations in the gaseous elements that comprise the shell structure

Date: 7/22/07
Location: Elma NY 
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106N
Autoguider: SBIG ST4
Camera: Modified Canon EOS 350XT 
Details ISO 800
Exposures: 15 at 5 min of Eastern Veil and 15 at 5 min of Weastern Veil 

Notes:  Several thousand dollars and several clear nights I came to the realization that it is better to do a mosaic with the  FSQ than it is to image with a smaller refractor.  I shot the same area with my FS60C (view it here) and also with my Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L lens.  The FSQ shows much nicer stars and has a much flatter field.   This was my first attempt at a mosaic and it was much easier than I would have though.  

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