Friday 5 August 2016

The Eastern Veil Nebula NGC 6992/95

The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of the Cygnus Loop. The loop is a remnant of a Supernova which exploded between 3000 and 6000 years BC. Its estimated to be 1470 light years away and was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel.
Using my Skywatcher ED80 I managed to get only 11 x 240 second (44 minutes) exposures due to some inconsiderate clouds so I'm really pleased with the detail in the nebula. I wonder what this object would look like with over 2 hours worth of data?  There is only one way to find out!!

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