This is another widefield image of the entire Veil Nebula (the Cygnus Loop) including: The Eastern Veil (NGC 6995) at bottom left, The Southeastern Knot at middle right, Pickering's Triangle at top left, and the Western Veil (NGC 6960; Witch's Broom; Filamentary Nebula) at the top. There are numerous other structures present as well.
I was interested to see how the RedCat 61 (300mm fL) combined with an ASI2600MC did on this target at an image scale of 2.59"/px, and compare it to the image I captured 2 years ago with my AT60ED (360mm fL).
Capture Dates: 8/1 and 8/7/24
William Optics RedCat 61 WIFD (f/4.9)
ASI2600MC Pro OSC camera with a 5-position ZWO filter wheel
ZWO 30F4 guide scope with an ASI120MM mini guide cam
ASIAir, AM5 mount
Filters:
Antlia Dual Narrowband 5nm Ha/OIII: 20x300s [7:40]
ZWO UV/IR cut Luminance filter (for RGB stars) 19x60s [0:19]
Total integration time: 7:59
Processed in PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop
Greg, beautiful colors and I like how you treated the star content by minimizing its affect. The stars can be overwhelming in any of the Milky Way shots. Cygnus is such a beautiful area. I spent a lot of time observing in it at Stellafane and afterwards. Afterwards to get the targets I didn’t get while at Stellafane.
Clear skies!
Terri
@terri Thanks, Terri! I may have gone overboard reducing the stars. I didn't realize it until I looked at it for a day or two. But, you're right about the stars overwhelming the image for targets in the Milky Way! I guess I'd rather have fewer stars so the target is visible. 🙂
Greg
