Veil Nebula Section NGC6995



Object Data
Description NGC6995 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 Eight exposures of two minutes 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.


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