NGC 6995 -- VEIL NEBULA

Object

Type                      Supernova Remnant

Constellation            Cygnus

Distance                 2600 light years

Magnitude               5.0

Size                       5.0 arc-min

 

Image

Date                       2007-06-15

Place                      Heart of America Star Party

Exposure Data          Ha,SII,OIII  15,15,15 mins @ -10C

                             Ha 3x5, SII 3x5, OIII 3x5 min

Notes                      False color image

 

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length            1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  RoboFocus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot3, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS