Pickering\'s Triangle

Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-H16 with FLI CFW-2-7 Filter Wheel

Mount: Losmandy G-11/Gemini

Scope: Astro Systemme Austria N8 Astrograph

Colors: Ha:O3

Exposure Time: 180:180 minutes

Post-Production: MaxIm DL and Photoshop CS3

This section of the Veil Nebula is not photographed as often as some other areas, but it sure is loaded with structure. This image is a composite of hydrogen alpha wavelengths (red) and OIII wavelengths (blue and green). This is one of my favorite parts of the sky.

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