Showing posts with label NGC6992. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NGC6992. Show all posts

Thursday, July 5, 2012

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)

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

NGC6992 Veil Nebula

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon Ha & O3
Dates: July 2 through July 21, 2009
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
Ha = 510 Minutes
O3 = 300 Minutes

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