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The Dark Veil

Katleyn Beecroft from London, Ontario, Canada

This wispy object in Ophiuchus is cataloged as LDN 204, 234, and 191. As there isn’t a well-established common name for it, the imager suggests the moniker of “the Dark Veil” due to its resemblance in shape to NGC 6960, also known as the Western Veil Nebula or the Witch’s Broom Nebula. The image comprises 37.1 hours of exposure taken with a 2.8-inch f/5.6 scope in HαLRGB filters.