Photography
Related: About this forumthe cygnus loop/veil nebula
the renmants of a star that went supernova 10-20,000 years ago. when it exploded it would have been bright enouh to be seen in daytime
7 hours of exposure time from my backyard
Butterflylady
(3,935 posts)And awesome.
biophile
(314 posts)How lovely. What kind of camera or telescope?
moonshinegnomie
(2,903 posts)astrotech 72 ed II telescope
astro modded sony a6300 camera (basically they remove the ir filter in front of the sensor to increase sensitivity)
optolong l-enhance filter (works on nebulas by isolating teh light from the nebula and reducing light pollution
ZWO am5 mount to tarck the stars
Asair plus to control the shooting details
processed using astrophotography software called pixinsight
biophile
(314 posts)I wondered how it tracked the movement of the sky. Do you sell your images?
moonshinegnomie
(2,903 posts)i dont really push sales but am happy to sell most of what i shoot