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moonshinegnomie

(3,758 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:21 PM Oct 14

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

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

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The Veil Nebula NGC 6960 and Pickerings Triangle --- this time with the photo (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Oct 14 OP

Wow! SheltieLover Oct 14 #1

Amazing detail. perfessor Oct 14 #2

Fantastic! ShazzieB Oct 14 #3

Worth ever hour, beautiful! HAB911 Oct 14 #4

Incredible! I had to press Refresh (F5) on my browser to get the whole image. erronis Oct 14 #5

I live in a very rural part of New England away from cities. What would it take to set this up? erronis Oct 14 #6

ill send you a pm moonshinegnomie Oct 14 #11

Absolutely spectacular Picaro Oct 14 #7

Beautiful angrychair Oct 14 #8

I'm very impressed with your work. Nicely done. flashman13 Oct 14 #9

Well, I was gonna say that when I tavernier Oct 14 #10

SheltieLover

(75,111 posts)

1. Wow!

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:25 PM

Oct 14

Breathtaking! Ty for sharing!

perfessor

(343 posts)

2. Amazing detail.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:35 PM

Oct 14

ShazzieB

(21,965 posts)

3. Fantastic!

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:37 PM

Oct 14

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

HAB911

(10,133 posts)

4. Worth ever hour, beautiful!

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 06:53 PM

Oct 14

erronis

(22,000 posts)

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

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 07:14 PM

Oct 14

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.