NGC6979

Veil Nebula (Central)

NGC6979

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

2,600 ly

Capture Details

Date

October 19, 2006

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15 (bin 1x1)

Notes

Part of the Veil complex

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha

Software

Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop