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Eastern Veil Nebula - NGC 6992 image

Eastern Veil Nebula - NGC 6992


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Description

Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992), a small portion of the Veil Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Image captured Jul 11 & 12, 2013 from Top of Mississippi Skies (T.O.M.S.) Observatory (lat 34.998°N, lon 88.276°W.) with a TMB-92SS Apo Refractor, mounted on a Celestron CGE-Pro mount, AutoGuiding with Lodestar via PHD; an SBIG ST-8300 OSC camera was used with an Astronomik CLS Filter; focusing with MicroTouch focuser and Rigel Systems nSTEP controller. 36 subs @ 5 min (3hrs). Acquired with ImagesPlus Camera Control v5.5; calibrated, stacked and processed with IP v5.5.Dark, Flat and DarkFlat Frames.