NGC6992

The eastern portion (NGC 6992) of the Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.  This four picture mosaic only represents a small portion of this wonderful area of the sky.

Optics:  Deep Sky Instruments RC10C

Mount:  Astro-Physics AP900GTO

Camera:   SBIG ST2K XM

Guiding Camera:  SBIG ST-i

Filters Astrodon  Ha and O3

Location:  Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details:

Four part mosaic - Total exposure time of 27.5hrs

Ha = (mapped to red)

O3 = (mapped to blue & green)