Veil Nebula

This tangled tapestry of cosmic filaments is the Veil Nebula, the colorful wreckage of a star that exploded thousands of years ago. I combined narrowband hydrogen and oxygen data with RGB color to bring out both the subtle structure and vibrant contrast. The red and blue wisps are actually shockwaves plowing through space at over a million miles per hour — space is not as quiet as it looks! If you stare long enough, it almost feels like the universe is showing off just a little.

Equipment
Mount: SW HEQ5 Pro
Telescope: WO GT71
Camera: ASI294MC Pro
Filter: L-Enhance and Antlia Triband
Guiding: WO Uniguide 50mm scope w/ ASI220 Mini
Asiair Plus

Lights: 169/300sec/120 gain/32 F
Calibration: 25 dark/ 25 flat/
25 dark flat
Processing: PixInsight and Photoshop