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Veil Nebula - East in Emission-Line
NGC6992
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Cygnus
Distance 2,600 ly
More Info
Image
Date 21 Jun 2008 (Spring)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data Ha:OIII:SII 120:120:120 mins @ -10C
Ha 8x15, OIII 8x15, SII 8x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB
Notes Imaged over multiple nights
Part of the Veil complex
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software CCD Commander, Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop