I imaged a beautiful supernova remnant
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What an amazing night under the stars!
On the night of June 2, 2022 the sky was clear and I sailed through supernova remnants and globular clusters, until 3:30 AM!
My main target for the night was the Eastern Veil Nebula in Cygnus (NGC 6992), which is part of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant. The supernova was a star 10-20 times more massive than our Sun, which exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. At the time of explosion, the supernova would have appeared brighter than Venus in the sky, and visible in daytime!
To capture this image I used the Optolong L-Extreme filter. This fantastic narrowband filter isolates the H-Alpha and Oxygen III emission lines while reducing the light pollution and increasing the contrast.
Date: 2022-06-02 – 2022-06-03
Location: Richmond Hill (ON)
Scope: Explore Scientific 80ED CF APO refractor
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC PRO
Location: Richmond Hill (ON)
Scope: Explore Scientific 80ED CF APO refractor
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC PRO
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Filter: Optolong L-Extreme
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm mini + ZWO ASI224MC + PHD2
Software: NINA, PixInsight, GIMP
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm mini + ZWO ASI224MC + PHD2
Software: NINA, PixInsight, GIMP
Total integration time: 15 minutes (5x180sec.), dark, flat, bias
