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moonshinegnomie

(3,935 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:21 PM Oct 2025

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 2025 OP

Wow! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #1

Amazing detail. perfessor Oct 2025 #2

Fantastic! ShazzieB Oct 2025 #3

Worth ever hour, beautiful! HAB911 Oct 2025 #4

Incredible! I had to press Refresh (F5) on my browser to get the whole image. erronis Oct 2025 #5

I live in a very rural part of New England away from cities. What would it take to set this up? erronis Oct 2025 #6

ill send you a pm moonshinegnomie Oct 2025 #11

Absolutely spectacular Picaro Oct 2025 #7

Beautiful angrychair Oct 2025 #8

I'm very impressed with your work. Nicely done. flashman13 Oct 2025 #9

Well, I was gonna say that when I tavernier Oct 2025 #10

SheltieLover

(78,627 posts)

1. Wow!

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Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:25 PM

Oct 2025

Breathtaking! Ty for sharing!

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perfessor

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2. Amazing detail.

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Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:35 PM

Oct 2025

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ShazzieB

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3. Fantastic!

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:37 PM

Oct 2025

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

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HAB911

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4. Worth ever hour, beautiful!

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Tue Oct 14, 2025, 06:53 PM

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erronis

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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 2025

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.