This report is about those moments that you really be amazed .
For as long as I'm into this hobby I want to take a look at the Veil Nebula, I must have tried a hunderd times. But this hobby is all about trial and error and I soon learned you need a bit extra's like a O-III filter. Before buying one I ask a buddy if I could borrow one. No problem he said, but he also said "Gert if you want to take a look at the Veil buy one mate".
He has a Explore Scientific O-III and was very pleased with it, so I took his advice and orderd one. On saturday 7 July the sky look very promising so I took out the 10"dob.
I went right away to the Cygnus to take a look the Veil Nebula, nothing there only weird green looking stars due to the filter. It still not dark enough. Lyra was beginning to pop up. So I went for the Ring Nebula. First without filter followed with filter, the filter makes the background more dark and let the light of the Nebula pop out a little more. I Like wat I'm seeining good purchase allready. Then some more Nebula testing on the Dumbell Nebula, same results especiailly with 80X magnification.
The Sky is becoming much darker at this time so back to the Veil nebula, star hop to the right spot and woooooow there it was and it is huge! I I'm looking at the west part of the nebula with my 32mm eyepiece and it fills it completely. Stunning beauty like a half cirkel of misty clould filling the eyepiece now. I'm really impressed of this filter but also of the size of this Nebula. I was a little concerned what the O-III filter would bring me but it brought me the Veil Nebula from my garden, I'm a happy camper.
greetings Gert