NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula
Wed May 01 2024
I’m still working on getting my equipment dialed in correctly but still able to get some imaging done in the process thankfully. I’m trying to slow down and solve one problem at a time and have managed to get rid of the tilt in my system, next is get the back focus perfected.
About this object
- Type
- Supernova Remnant
- Constellation
- Cygnus (the Swan)
- Apparent magnitude
- 7
- Apparent size
- 60.0′ × 8.0′
- Catalogue designations
- NGC 6992
The Eastern Veil is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan). It shines at about magnitude 7 and spans roughly 60.0′ × 8.0′ on the sky.
Acquisition
- Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm: 28 × 3m (1h 24m)
- Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 36 mm: 25 × 3m (1h 15m)
- Total integration: 2h 39m
Equipment
- Telescope / Lens: Celestron C8
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Mount: Celestron CGEM II
- Filters: Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm, Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 36 mm
- Guiding scope: SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI174MM Mini
- Accessories: Starizona SCT Corrector 0.63x IV (SCTCORR-4)
- Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.