Observation by Alun Halsey: Eastern Veil nebula in Cygnus

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2026 Sep 06 - 23:52

Uploaded

2026 Sep 07 - 16:14

Objects

NGC6992

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h56^m
Dec: +31°20'
Position angle: +95°40'

Field size

1°30' × 1°20'

Equipment

Skywatcher Evostar 72ED (no field flattener)
Player One Ares-C Pro (IMX533) OSC
Altair Dual band (Ha-OIII) filter
Mesu-200 Mk1

Exposure

31 subframes @ 120 seconds each

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992)

Title

Eastern Veil nebula in Cygnus

About this image

31 subframes of 120 seconds each captured in Sharpcap, stacked in Stacking Wizard and processed in Astro Wizard.

Files associated with this observation

Eastern Veil 31x120sec.jpg (1.2 MB)

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