Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995
NGC6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula, Hans Kelgtermans
NGC6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula
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NGC6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
NGC6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula, Hans Kelgtermans
NGC6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula
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NGC6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The Eastern Veil nebula (NGC6992) is part of a bigger supernova remnant (Cygnus Loop) in the constellation of Cygnus. The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun, and it exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago.

Shot using a L-Enhance filter with OSC camera during a full moon .

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NGC6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula, Hans Kelgtermans

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The OSC Club (One Shot Camera)

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Emission Nebula