NGC6992 - The Veil Nebula (eastern section)

 

     The Veil Nebula is in the constellation Cygnus 1,300 light years away.  This section of the Veil is an emission nebula formed from remnants of a supernova star explosion.  It is quite faint and best seen in large telescopes.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Optics Camera ISO Exposure Mount/Guiding Processing Location Date
TEC 140 @ f5.2 Modified Canon Rebel XT (350D); Type 1a filter 800 12 x 10 min G11; ST4 guided on TV85 Dark frame subtract, registered & stacked in DeepSkyStacker and Registar; Levels/Curves in PS 7 Borrego Springs, CA 10/22/06

Comments: Average to seeing.  Nice conditions with no wind and warm.  Sensor did pretty well considering it ran in the low 70's to upper 60's deg F most the night.