NGC6992
portion of "Veil nebula" in Cygnus
Object Details: The veil nebula located about 1400 light years away near the constellation Cygnus, is the glowing filaments of gas from a supernova remnant- debris from a star which exploded over 5000 years ago.
| Date |
August 24, 2005 |
| Location |
Starlight Observatory- Glasgow, DEht |
| Exposure |
RGB 60 min total (2x10 min each subs) 1x1 bin -25c |
| Camera |
Sbig ST2000xm |
| Scope/ lens |
Astro Physics AP130/f6 (780mm focal length) |
| Filter(s) |
Astrodon I-series (RGB) |
| Cooling |
water assist (aquarium chiller) |
| Guider |
self guided 1x1 4 sec exposures |
| Mount |
Losmandy G11 w/dsc non- gemini |
| Processing |
CCDsoft, Photoshop CS ( levels, curves, gaussian blur, usm) Russell Croman's Gradient X Terminator (highly recommended !) |
| Notes |
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