The Eastern Veil Nebula
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Added October 3, 2019 ...
The Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992)
I took this image on the night of Thursday, October 3, 2019. This is a collection of 68 frames at 120 seconds each for a total of a 2 hour and 16 minute exposure. This nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust. It is the remnant filament of a supernova explosion that occurred about 8,000 years ago, perhaps from a star about 20 times more massive than our sun. It is about 1,470 light-years away. This is part of the 'Cygnus loop' in the constellation Cygnus the Swann and is high overhead at 10 pm in early October (However, you can't see it without the aid of a telescope and time-lapse photography).

The Techy Stuff: (For those who want to know)
Telescope: Orion ED80T CF Triplet Apochromatic Refractor
Camera: Altair Hypercam 294c Pro TEC
Filter: Altair QuadBand OSC CCD 2" Narrow Band
Camera Settings: 120 seconds at gain of 10,000 ... temp: 14F (-10C)
Capture Software: SharpCap Pro v3.2.6054 64 bit
Mount: Celestron AVX
Mount Control: Celestron PWI v2.2.3
Subframes: 68
Darks: 30
Bias: 30
Flats: 39
Guide Scope: Orion Magnificant Mini Autoguider
Guiding Software: PHD 2
Polar Alignment: QHY Pole Master
Stacking: Deep Sky Staker v4.2.2 64 bit
Post Procession: PixInsight & PhotoShop CC
Bortle Light Pollution zone: 4.5
Seeing Conditions: 8 (out of 10)
Temperature: 76F (24.4C), Dew Point 69F (20.5C)
Location: My Heavenly Garden Backyard, Savannah, GA

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The Orion ED80T CF Triplet Apochromatic Refractor Telescope pointing at the moon and Jupiter. I also use this scope for the this view of the Eastern Veil Nebula.

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