NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula

These wispy filaments of interstellar gas are a small part of the entire Veil Nebula complex which resides in the constellation, Cygnus. The Veil nebula, which is also known as the Cygnus Loop, is a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion in own our galaxy which occurred between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago. The entire nebula complex is located approximately 1,400 light years away and this particular fragment is estimated to be about 10 light years in length.

Image Specifications:

     •  Instrument:  Takahashi FS-102 Refractor (820mm - f/8)
     •  Camera:  Canon 300D (IR modified)
     •  Filters:  Hutech IDAS LPS (Light Pollution)
     •  Mount:  Losmandy GM-8 Equatorial
     •  Guiding:  SBIG STV Autoguider with Vixen 400mm Guidescope
     •  Time / Date :  July 10, 2005, 11:30PM EST
     •  Location:  Coyle Field, NJ
     •  Weather:  Clear, 70degF, low humidity
     •  Primary Exposure :  33 x 60s, ISO 800, RAW, average combined
     •  Calibration Frames:  7 x 60s, ISO 1600, RAW, dark frames
     •  Image Processing :  Images Plus, Photoshop CS2, PixInsightLE, NoiseNinja