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Veil Nebula

Veil Nebula

  • Object: NGC6992
  • Captured: 2022-01-23
  • Equipment: Celestron 11 Edge HD + Fast Star · Skywatcher EQ6-R-Pro · ZWO 1600MM · ZWO EFW · RGB
  • Telescope: Celestron 11 Edge HD + Fast Star
  • Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R-Pro
  • Camera: ZWO 1600MM
  • Filter wheel: ZWO EFW
  • Filter set: RGB
  • Scope type: SCT
  • Exposure: Lots
  • Processing: PixInsight

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Wikipedia reference

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Veil Nebula

The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.

  • Distance: 2,400 ly
  • Apparent magnitude (V): 7.0
  • Apparent dimensions (V): 3 degrees (diameter)
  • Constellation: Cygnus
  • Radius: 50-65 ly

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