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Photography

moonshinegnomie

(3,525 posts) Fri May 30, 2025, 05:02 PM May 30

one more astrophotography shot from big bend [View all]

this is one of my favorite nebulas. ive shot it at my hose but nowhere near the detail you can get in the pitch black skiesaround big ben NP

This is the veil nebula,the remains of a star that went supernova 10-20000 years ago.
over 8 hours of exposure time over 2 nights

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one more astrophotography shot from big bend [View all] moonshinegnomie May 30 OP

Wow! SheltieLover May 30 #1

OUTSTANDING!!!! It would take me 10-20000 years to learn how to do this. IA8IT May 30 #2

Who knew a nebula could look so tactile! But this one does and magnificently! Many thanks for sharing it! n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 30 #3

Whoa! You have seized the day in astrophotography moonshinegnomie! Extraordinary! George McGovern May 30 #4

I'm speechless to describe what I'm seeing and the talent to bring it to us..thank you, it's fantastic Deuxcents May 30 #5

Magnificent, moonshinegnomie. brer cat May 30 #6

AWESOME!!! CaptainTruth May 30 #7

Oh oh my irisblue May 30 #8

So very beautiful. Collimator May 30 #9

the colors arent visible to the naked eye moonshinegnomie May 30 #12

No, the view of the Veil Nebula to the naked eye through a telescope is colorless. Tarzanrock May 30 #10

Moonshinegnomie likely has a black and white verision of this ... Tarzanrock May 30 #11