The Large Veil Nebula

Here is a part of a large nebula complex. The Eastern Veil nebula. We also call her The Large Veil nebula. La Grande Dentelle du cygne.

The Veil Nebula is a supernova remnant. Thousands years ago a star exploded there. What we see is the remains of this star. The distance is about 2000 light years.


This has been shot at Restefond, one of the best and most famous astronomy spot in France. It is located at the altitude of 2600m in south-east of France. I spend two nights there from Friday to Sunday. Two wonderful nights.


_{13 exposures of 10 minutes. 8 darks, 10 flats.
Camera : Canon EOS 1000D unfiltered
Telescope : Takahashi FSQ-106ED refractor.
Mount : Takahashi EM-200 USD3.
Guiding : Orion Starshoot Autoguider on a William Optic Zenithstar 66SD refractor.
Outside temperature : 1 to 4°C, with wind
Sensor temperature : 8°C
Humidity : 75%
Software : auto-guiding and acquisition with MaximDL, pre-processing with Iris, processing with photoshop.
Location : Restefond prairies.}


Another part of the Veil Nebula :