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West Texas Astro

Easter Veil Nebula (Narrowband)


  • Acquisition Details
    • Captured Date: September 2019
  • Location Information
    • Constellation: Cygnus
    • Coordinates (RA,DA): 311.408,30.708
    • Pixel Scale: 2.66 arcsec/pixel
    • Distance: 2400 Light-years.
  • Catalogue Designations
    • NGC: 6992
  • Equipment Used
    • Mount: HEQ5
    • Telescope: William Optics Zenith Star 61
    • Guider Type: Orion Guide Scope
    • Guider Camera: Orion Star Shoot Camera
    • Focuser: Pegasus Astro Auto Focuser
    • Main Camera: ASI071MC
    • Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme

The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. 1

Shot with a One Shot camera with Dual Band filter to create the narrowband image.

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