NGC6992

Veil Nebula - East in Emission-Line

NGC6992

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

2,600 ly

Capture Details

Date

June 21, 2008

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15, OIII 8x15, SII 8x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Notes

Imaged over multiple nights

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