| Object Data |
| Description |
NGC6992 is of small portion of the much larger Bridal
Veil nebula, a remnant from a star that went supernova some 5,000 years
ago.
|
| Constellation |
Cygnus the Swan |
| Right Ascension |
20h 56m 33s |
| Declination |
+31° 43' 48" |
| Magnitude |
7.0 |
| Angular size |
3.9° (entire nebula) |
| Distance |
430 parsecs (1,400 light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
No data available |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 12" LX200 @ f/5.0 (1525mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Orion 120mm refractor @ f/3.75 |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
752 x 580 @ 1.2 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Thirteen exposures of thirty seconds each. Aligned,
stacked, and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
May 31, 2003 |
| Location |
Kye's Star Farm in Highlands County near the town
of Venus, Florida. |
