Pickering's Triangle

[JimFox]

The Pickering's Triangle is in the Veil Nebula complex. I have captured the East and West Veils before, but this section that's in between them, I had just not noticed really, and never knew it had a name until a few days ago. Imaging from the patio at my house in Southern California, besides the Bortle 9 Light Pollution, I have a kind of small window to the sky due to other buildings, tall trees, etc. So I really only have 5 or 6 DSO's that I can image, and the other day I was scrolling through trying to find something new in that area to image.

It's high up in the sky at the beginning of darkness, but I found out the Light Dome of pollution extends pretty high up, so I could only get about 3 hours of usable images before the Light Dome just really started washing out details. So this image was taken over 2 nights.

If anyone knows the scientific designation for this area can you please share it? I couldn't find anything other then the name of the area.

76 - Lights at 300 secs with the Optolong L-Enhance Filter
30 - Flats
30 - Dark/Flats
30 - Darks

iOptron Gem28
ZWO ASI2600mc Pro
ZWO 120mm Mini - Guide Camera
Askar Fra500
Stacked in Pixinsight
BlurXterminator
NoiseXterminator
StarXterminator
Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

Looks like something I would expect to view with 3D glasses Certainly colorful.

 

[JimFox]

Looks like something I would expect to view with 3D glasses Certainly colorful.

Ha ha, thanks I know! There is a nebula called the Spaghetti Nebula that I haven't captured yet, but this kind of reminds me of it, so that was extra motivation to get this.

 

[Comet Hunter]

One of my favorites and you nailed it. Nicely done

 

[Comet Hunter]

Ha ha, thanks I know! There is a nebula called the Spaghetti Nebula that I haven't captured yet, but this kind of reminds me of it, so that was extra motivation to get this.

The spaghetti is a tough one to capture and harder to process

 

[Mike Lewis]

Well that is very nice indeed - looks like you are successfully imaging under those horrid skies of yours - it truly is game changing what these new filters are doing. Great work, really lovely separation of the narrowband signals on this one.

ML

ML

 

[JimFox]

One of my favorites and you nailed it. Nicely done

Thanks so much Ed. It's now in my Favorites category too!

 

[JimFox]

Well that is very nice indeed - looks like you are successfully imaging under those horrid skies of yours - it truly is game changing what these new filters are doing. Great work, really lovely separation of the narrowband signals on this one.

ML

ML

I appreciate that Mike. It sure does look like the NB filters are a real game changer. OSC cameras are finally able to step their toes into area's that only mono cameras were able to tread before.

I was an outsider to astrophotography 4 years ago. But even I can see by peoples comments and reactions, and even with what the conditions were when I first started doing Astro, that there has been a lot of game changers in the last 3 or 4 years. Not only on the gear end, but also on the processing end. Astrophotography has evolved or moved forward at an extremely fast clip lately.