Veil Nebula NGC 6992
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SBIG ST10 ME
L=7x200s 1xBin, R,G,B=6x1m 2xBin
Pollux 0.8m azimutal mounted telescope
3557mm (=140 inch) f/4.44
SBIG Filter Set provided with the CFW8
3-lens Wynne corrector
average of 2.4 arc seconds
MaximDL LRGB composit, PS 5.5, CCDSharp
good transparency but below average seeing.
Philipp Keller and Christian Fuchs

With 3500mm focal length it is possible only to get a small part of this large supernova remnant. The star exloded about 15.000 years ago and is about 2600 light years away.

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