NGC 6992 The Eastern Veil Nebula
From the author of Sizing Up The Universe
Panorama based on the data from Oct. 18/29, 2022 and July 24, 2008.
19:31 EDT, October 29, 2022
ZWO ASI2400MC-Pro with L-Extreme filter on 10" Ritchey-Chretien
120 mins in 30 sec unguided increments
20:19 EDT, October 18, 2022
ZWO ASI2400MC-Pro with L-Extreme filter on 10" Ritchey-Chretien
100 mins in 30 sec unguided increments
23:32 EDT, July 24, 2008
Starlight Express SXV-H9 on Takahashi FSQ-106N
Hα =
52 mins,
OIII = 24 mins (in 4 min unguided increments)
No darks or flats. Richardson-Lucy deconv
(to correct for tracking error) and Gamma(0.5).
21:08 EDT, September 7, 2020
Starlight Express SXV-H9 on 200mm Vivitar telephoto lens
Hα = 60 mins,
OIII = 62 mins (in 2 min unguided increments).
Here's an animated gif showing the full Veil Nebula overlayed on the stars from the planetarium program Cartes du Ciel.
