Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995  ·  Veil nebula
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Eastern Veil (NGC 6992), pete_xl
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Eastern Veil (NGC 6992)

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Eastern Veil (NGC 6992)

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NGC 6992 is the filamentary eastern part of th Cirrus Nebula complex in the constellation Cygnus. The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated ionized gas that emits its light mainly in the wavelengths of Oxgen III and Hydrogen alpha.

The image was taken with an ASI1600mmp and a TS Photoline 130/910 mm refractor.

50 x 200s OIII

49 x 200 s Ha

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Eastern Veil (NGC 6992), pete_xl