Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

Pickering's Triangle nebula

15-May-2026 09:06 ADT 15-May-2026 12:06 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


Pickering's Triangle nebula, 4-Sep-2016

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha
Frames: 8 @ 5m0s of Ha 1x1, 4 @ 2m0s R 2x2, 8 @ 2m0s G 2x2, 8 @ 2m0s B 2x2
Total Exposure: 1h20mm
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 1470 ly
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Pickering's triangle is part of the Veil Nebula complex.