NGC6992 Eastern Veil Nebula
NGC6992 Eastern Veil Nebula
The Eastern Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus and with the Western Veil contributes to the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop.
Distance to earth: 1’470 lightyears
Apparent size: 60 arcminutes (2 x the moon)
Imaging time: 14.6 hours
Equipment:
Mount: SW AZEQ6GT
Telescope: SW Evostar 80ED
Camera: Atik 460EX Mono
Capture information:
Date: July 2016
Total exposure time: 14.6 hours
Color combination: HA=Red, OIII=Green/Blue
Image data:
26 x 1200s HA
18 x 1200s OIII
