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Photographer:

a.carrozzi

Location of Photo:

Beryl Junction, Utah, USA

Date/Time of photo:

September 28th, 2024

Equipment:

Planewave Delta RHO astrograph (500 mm aperture, 1500 mm focal length) with ZWO ASI 6200MM camera. Chroma RGB, SII 3nm, Ha 3nm, OIII 3nm filters.

Description:

In this image, taken remotely from Utah (USA), we can admire the intricate structures of the nebulae NGC 6974 and NGC 6979, part of the majestic Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant located about 1500 light-years from us, and the result of a spectacular stellar explosion that occurred more than 10000 years ago. Technical data: Narrowband HaSIIOIII composition (3x600s bin 2x2 per channel) for the nebula and RGB (3x120s bin 2x2 per channel) for the stars.

Website:

https://www.instagram.com/alessandro.carrozzi/