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Observation by Nick James: The Veil Nebula

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2018 Jun 22 - 23:46

Uploaded

2018 Jun 23 - 20:22

Objects

NGC6992
NGC6995
The Western Veil Nebula (NGC6960)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20h51m
Dec: +31°03'
Position angle: +1°33'

Field size

3°10' × 2°09'

Equipment
  • WO Megrez 72 + x0.8FF
  • ASI294MC camera
Exposure

40x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

NGC6960

Title

The Veil Nebula

About this image

A widefield shot of the Veil Nebula showing both the eastern and western components. The field of view of this system is around 3.2 x 2.2 deg so it just fits.

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