Join me as I explore the breathtaking beauty of the Western Veil Nebula, captured in stunning detail using the Poseidon-M Pro camera. This astronomical wonder is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus, with its delicate tendrils of gas and dust stretching across the vast expanse of space. The source of this incredible sight was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun going supernova between 10 000 and 20 000 years ago. At the time of the explosion, the supernova would have appeared brighter than Venus in the sky, and visible in the daytime. It is estimated to be located around 2 400 light-years from Earth.
I have been patiently waiting good weather to be able to take a proper first light image with the new Poseidon-M Pro from Player One Astronomy. I am very pleased with the result, and I’m looking forward to gather more data to produce more images with this camera.
Data for this image was gathered from 9 session between 2025-09-13 and 2025-10-16.
Data for this image: 62x300s S-II, 69x300s Ha, 71x300s O-III.
Total number of exposures 202 with a total integration time of 16.8 hours.
Processing: PixInsight with SHO palette with synthetic RGB stars.
Equipment: SkyWatcher EvoStar 80ED Pro (0,85x FR/FF) and Player One Poseidon-M Pro on SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro with SkyWatcher EvoGuide 50ED and ZWO ASI120MM Mini. Player One SII, Ha, and OIII filters. Location: 63 degrees north with a bortle 4 sky.
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