Veil Nebula (eastern part)
Veil Nebula (eastern part): This is the eastern part of the huge Veil Nebula complex, especially stunning and striking in its color and wonderful fine details. The high-contrast image was created by using two narrow-band filters for the hygrogen H-alpha line and the oxygen [OIII] spectral line.
For the complete Veil Nebula click here.
Object |
Veil Nebula (eastern part) |
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Catagory |
Super Nova Remnants |
Designation |
NGC 6992 |
Constellation |
Cygnus |
Optics |
Vixen R200SS 8 inch f/4.6 with Televue SBIG Paracorr |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
5 x 20min (1x1 bin) Baader H-alpha filter, 3 x 20min (1x1 bin) Baader [OIII] filter.Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark and Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI Pro II and TMB 80 as Guide Scope, Maxim DL as guiding software |
Mount |
Takahashi EM-11 |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Color Code R:H-alpha,G:H-alpha/[OIII], B:[OIII] |
Location, Date |
Eningen, Germany - 1+23 Sep 2009 |
Remark |
The green channel was created by merging H-alpha and [OIII] 50:50 |
