NGC6979

Veil Nebula Complex

NGC6979

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

2,600 ly

Capture Details

Date

September 23, 2009

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 10x15 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FS-60C Refractor

Focal Length

290mm @f/4.8

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop