Veil nebula

[gliderpilot]

I have wanted to study and sketch the veil neb but find it quite illusive. You need a dark clear sky at the right time of year. Well I bagged veil neb at Salisbury star party in my 4 inch skywatcher and mike's OIii just before the clouds rolled back in. Thoroughly enjoyed the view but no further forward wiith the sketch!!

Mark

[stefski]

:)Hey Mark....I've managed to 'bag' the Veil in my light poluted back yard using my Meg 72. Needed an OIII filter to get through the 'orange', but there it was!!! You should be able to manage it with your nice 4incher. Will also try to sketch the view when it's a bit lower down!

[John]

:)Hey Mark....I've managed to 'bag' the Veil in my light poluted back yard using my Meg 72. Needed an OIII filter to get through the 'orange', but there it was!!! You should be able to manage it with your nice 4incher. Will also try to sketch the view when it's a bit lower down!

Thats a great "bag" - the smallest scope I've managed to see the Veil with is an 80mm F/5 refractor with an UHS-C filter and then I could only make out the brighter (eastern) portion.

It's a great object though with a bit more aperture, a dark night and an OIII filter.

John

[Doc]

It was quite an exciting time wasn't it Mark when you first spotted it. At least my filter came in handy for something

[gliderpilot]

It was good to grab that clear patch and thanks for the OIII, lovely views. Mr Milliways came over to have a look as well and swung his 10inch newt over to 51 Cyg and managed to photograph it as well.

Mark