A section of the Eastern Veil Nebula in Cygnus

By: Steve-Pastor January 26, 2018 0

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Photographer:

Steve Pastor

Location of Photo:

Mayhill, NM

Date/Time of photo:

17, 23, 24 October 2017

Equipment:

Takahashi CCA-250 f/5 astrograph and a QSIwsg CCD camera with Astrodon filters (H-alpha 5 nm; O[III] 3 nm) on a Paramount ME

Description:

Pictured is a portion of the Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC 6992, in Cygnus, which was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. The Veil Nebula is the result of a supernova explosion about 15,000 years ago and is approximately 2,500 light-years away. This bicolor narrowband image was taken through a Hydrogen-alpha filter and an Oxygen[III] filter, with the Red channel assigned to H-alpha, Green channel assigned to O[III], and the Blue channel assigned to 90% O[III]. The image was a total of 8 hrs 20 min exposure.