NGC 6974 and NGC 6979 Pickerings Triangle

[ApophisAstros]

NGC 6974 and NGC 6979 are luminous knots in a fainter patch of nebulosity on the northern rim between NGC 6992 and Pickering's Triangle

Lights x 38 at 300s
Flats x 30
Darks x 4
Imaging telescope or lens:SkyWatcher 120ED Imaging System for Canon DSLR Cameras
Imaging camera:Canon 1000D modified
Mount:Skywatcher EQ6-R PRO Synscan
Guiding cameras:Skywatcher 9x50 Finderscope,  QHYCCD 5L-II MONO
Focal reducer:Skywatcher 0.85x Focal Reducer/Corrector for Evostar-120ED
Software:ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CC,  DeepSkyStacker x64 by Luc Coiffier, Tony Cook, David C. Partridge Deepsky Stacker 4.1 64bit,  Astro Photography Tool
Accessory:QHYCCD PoleMaster
Resolution: 2594x2151
Dates: May 19, 2018
Frames: 38x300"
Integration: 3.2 hours
Avg. Moon age: 4.50 days
Avg. Moon phase: 21.21%
Astrometry.net job: 2068215
Locations: Home, Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom

[MarkS]

That's a good attempt!

Pickering's Triangle is actually a very tough target - not nearly as bright as the East and West Parts of the Veil Nebula.

Mark

[The Thing]

You've managed to bring out some of the fainter nebulosity, as usual with these things, more data would bring out even more. Maybe a subject to come back to. I attempted it once, the result wasn't nearly as good as this.

Duncan

[Carole]

I agree with Mark that this target is fainter than the East and West veils to capture.  As discussed your FOV is actually to one side of Pickerings Triangle rather than the triangle itself.

Carole

[ApophisAstros]

Thanks all, comments appreciated and noted.
Roger