NGC 6992
| The Veil Nebula is located in the Eastern most portion of the Constellation Cygnus. The remanents of a long ago supernova make up a large area of the sky, this is only a small portion of the entire complex. See a related article here. |
| Telescope: Astro-Physics 160mm EDF f7.5 | Designation: The Veil Nebula NGC 6992 |
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Constellation: Cygnus |
| Camera: SBIG ST10XME with Astrodon Filters | Distance: Approx 1400 Light Years |
| Guiding: SBIG ST402 via Mini Borg 60mm | Type: Emission Nebula |
| Exposure: 540 minutes, 9 x 10 minute subs per rgb channel, two frame mosaic | Position: R.A. 20 hr 51 min , Dec +300 08' |
| Processed using CCDStack, PhotoShop CS3 | Date: 8 & 10 August 2007 |
| Acquisition: CCDAutopilot/CCDSoft/The Sky 6/M1OASYS | Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village |