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Flight of the Dragon (NGC 6992), Gerould Kern
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Flight of the Dragon (NGC 6992)

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Flight of the Dragon (NGC 6992), Gerould Kern
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Flight of the Dragon (NGC 6992)

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The Eastern Veil (NGC 6992) looks like a dragon in flight across the sky. Its reptilian head with a big eye even seems to spout some smoke, and its wings seem ready to unfurl.

I took this photo on July 4-5 with an ASI 2600MC camera and IDAS NBZ filter.

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Flight of the Dragon (NGC 6992), Gerould Kern