Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995  ·  NGC 918  ·  Network nebula  ·  Veil nebula
NGC 6992 (Ha+O3+RGB), 



    
        

            Scott Davis
NGC 6992 (Ha+O3+RGB)
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NGC 6992 (Ha+O3+RGB)

Acquisition details

Dates:
April 27, 2014 ·  April 28, 2014 ·  April 29, 2014 ·  April 30, 2014 ·  May 1, 2014 ·  May 2, 2014 ·  May 27, 2014 ·  June 3, 2014 ·  June 4, 2014 ·  June 5, 2014 ·  June 6, 2014
Frames:
Astronomik 12nm OIII Clip-In Filter: 235×180(11h 45′) ISO1600
Astronomik 6nm Ha Clip-In Filter: 142×300(11h 50′) ISO1600
One-Shot Color: 51×150(2h 7′ 30″) ISO1600
Integration:
25h 42′ 30″
Darks:
43
Flats:
40
Flat darks:
40
Bias:
40
Avg. Moon age:
10.74 days
Avg. Moon phase:
17.51%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
6.55

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 295873

RA center: 20h55m53s.0

DEC center: +31°2812

Pixel scale: 2.171 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 89.852 degrees

Field radius: 1.086 degrees

Resolution: 620x412

File size: 292.5 KB

Locations: My Backyard, Clovis, California, United States; Courtright Reservoir, Shaver Lake, California, United States

Description

See star. See star go boom. See massive amount of gas expanding into space.

The Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992), is a gorgeous supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. Current estimates are that the star which created this nebula exploded some 5,000 - 8,000 years ago.

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NGC 6992 (Ha+O3+RGB), 



    
        

            Scott Davis