Pickering's Triangle
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M: Mesu 200 T: TMB 152/1200 C: QSI683 3nm Astrodon Ha and OIII filters This is a 2 pane mosaic and has been stitched together using Astro Pixel Processor software. Pane 1 Ha 20x1800s and OIII 20x1800s Pane 2 Ha 20x1800s and OIII 20x1800s The total exposure is 40 hours. |
Pickering's Triangle is part of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, which includes the famous Veil Nebula.
It is located about 1,500 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Cygnus. You can see where Pickering's Triangle is located within the Veil complex below. Click on the link to read more about the complete Veil complex
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