Western Veil Nebula

Located in the constellation Cygnus, the Veil Nebula is the remnants of a massive star that went supernova circa 8,000 years ago. It’s so large, it takes light around 110 years to cross the length of the veil. In other words, the light that reached the other end of the nebula when this shot was taken started its journey when the world was at war and the Battle of the Somme commenced.

This was the first time I’ve left my Seestar S50 overnight, and it taught me a very valuable lesson in astrophotography. The more data you collect, the better the outcome. The amount of extra detail and colour that unlocks over a longer period of image stacking blew my mind. This was the stepping stone to unlocking the full potential of the Seestar; I experimented with the built-in planning too for overnight shoots, diversified my targets to put the device to the test. Every time I collected the shots the next day, the results were astonishing.