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Veil Nebula (Central)
NGC6979
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Cygnus
Distance 2,600 ly
More Info
Image
Date 19 Oct 2006 (Fall)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data Ha 120 mins @ -20C
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