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Astrophotographer Reveals Stunning Eastern Veil Nebula Image

11/18/2025

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Cornelis van Zuilen, a Dutch astrophotographer, captured the Eastern Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant about 2,100 light-years away in Cygnus.
He collected 35 hours of data over nine nights to reveal the nebula.
He used an Askar 103APO refractor and a ZWO camera to reveal faint hydrogen-alpha filaments.
The nebula formed from a star's explosion 5,000 to 8,000 years ago.
The image required additional processing after data collection.

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Cornelis van Zuilen, a Dutch astrophotographer, captured the Eastern Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant about 2,100 light-years away in Cygnus.
He collected 35 hours of data over nine nights to reveal the nebula.
He used an Askar 103APO refractor and a ZWO camera to reveal faint hydrogen-alpha filaments.
The nebula formed from a star's explosion 5,000 to 8,000 years ago.
The image required additional processing after data collection.