NGC 6992
The Veil Nebula
Photographs by Matthew T. Russell
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NGC 6992
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NGC Number: NGC 6992 Common Name: The Veil Nebula Constellation: Cygnus Distance from Earth: ~1,400 Light Years Size: 3.5 x 2.5 Degrees |
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Date Taken: 8/11/2002 Location: Starfest 2002 Chippewa Valley, WI Equipment: Celestron C-11 Meade 6.3 Reducer AP 900 GTO Mount SBIG 10E, NABG SBIG CFW-8 Exposure Specs: 100 minutes total Red: 6x5 min Grn: 6x5 min Blu: 8x5 min Processed with: MaximDL v3.0 Adobe Photoshop v6.0 |
Photograph DescriptionNGC 6992, the Veil or Bridalveil Nebula is an expanding gas cloud remnant of a supernova. The supernova happened about 30 to 40,000 years ago and is roughly 70 light years in diameter. This nebula is a radio source, but not as strong as the much younger Crab Nebula. It is thought that the gas in the Crab Nebula will eventually spread out and resemble the Veil Nebula in 20,000 years or so. Note: this image is only a small portion of the entire nebulae. Source: NASA
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