Observation by Jan Rek: The Cygnus Veil Complex

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Observer

Jan Rek

Observed

2016 Sep 01 - 22:00

Uploaded

2017 Mar 31 - 16:02

Objects

NGC6992
NGC6995
The Western Veil Nebula (NGC6960)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h50^m
Dec: +31°07'
Position angle: -3°55'

Field size

3°51' × 2°34'

Equipment

Takahashi FSQ106N at 530mm focal length
Paramount ME German equatorial Mount
Camera SBIG ST-11000M with FW-8L filter wheel

Exposure

Exposures: Lum 18 x 10min. R:G:B each master 10x10 min. Ha:OIII both 12x20 min All sub-exposures -10 or -15°C. All images binned 1x1

Location

ICAstro site Alcalali, Spain. Elevation 230 m. Lat 38°:45.4 N, Long 00°:02.1 W

Target name

Veil Nebula

Title

The Cygnus Veil Complex

About this image

Jan captured this image remotely, using his own equipment which is installed at the site in Alcali, Spain. At a distance of about 1,500 light years, the veil nebula is a large supernova remnant from a massive star. It is an expanding cloud resulting from the explosion of the star which occurred ~ 5,000 years ago. The area covered is now about 70 light years across and from Earth this is an apparent size of about 6 Moon diameters in the sky.

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wk14_17_Veil_Rek.jpg (1.2 MB)

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