Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995  ·  Network nebula  ·  Veil nebula
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
NGC 6992 - The Network Nebula, Hap Griffin
NGC 6992 - The Network Nebula
Powered byPixInsight

NGC 6992 - The Network Nebula

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
NGC 6992 - The Network Nebula, Hap Griffin
NGC 6992 - The Network Nebula
Powered byPixInsight

NGC 6992 - The Network Nebula

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

The Network Nebula is the eastern portion of the much larger complex known as the Veil Nebula complex. It is caused by an expanding shockwave from a supernova that exploded in the area some 10,000 years ago. The Nebula is not part of the remains of the original supernova star, but the result of the expanding shockwave interacting with pre-existing gases in the area heating them to millions of degrees and causing them to glow with their characteristic colors.

NGC6992 lies at a distance of 1500 light years.

Comments

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

NGC 6992 - The Network Nebula, Hap Griffin