14/09/2026
Only 1 hour 25 minutes on the Veil Nebula complex, using the Draco 62 again. And for the first time, I used it at its native focal length of 300mm at F/4.9.
This image was taken on the evening of July 17th at the Wolverhampton Astronomical Society’s Observing Weekend, held just off the Long Mynd, Shropshire. The sky was absolutely brilliant on the first night that we camped!
I managed to capture the entire loop of the veil nebula, including the Eastern (left) & Western (right) Veils, as well as Pickering’s Triangle (bottom).
Telescope: Found Optics Draco 62
Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6-GT
Camera: Altair Astro 26C
Filter: IDAS NBZ
Capture Software: N.I.N.A
Editing Software: SIRIL
The second image is an overhead shot of the Milky Way, taken on the iPhone 15 Pro.
I’ve never seen the milky way so prominent from this location before, it was honestly breathtaking. I couldn’t stop looking up!
The great rift in the Milky Way!
The campsite is only a Bortle 4, but the Milky Way was a clear definite streak across the night sky, through Cygnus and down towards the southern horizon.
On the last day we stayed, we ventured upto the Long Mynd and met a couple of the friendly wild horses, and had a little hike upto one of the waterfalls, which unfortunately had completely dried up.
