| Name | Eastern Veil Nebula |
| Designation(s) | NGC 6992, C33 |
| Object Type(s) | Supernova Remnant (SNR) |
| Relevant Catalog(s) | All (Chron), Caldwell, NGC |
| Obs. Lat/Long | 42° 17', 073° 57' |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Date and Time Observed | 2024-08-24 21:22:00 |
| Instrument | Askar V 80mm w extender f7.5-600mm FL |
| Camera | ASI294mc-Pro |
| Image Details | Up is 270.9 degrees E of N. Transparency: Good. Seeing: Fair. Total integration time was 15m30s. Exposures 30s@375g, L-eNhance Filter. Darks subtracted, no flats. Dithered and recentered in SharpCap. No guiding.. |
| Description | Another William Herschel discovery on September 5, 1784. I usually prefer to image the Veil Nebula in its entirety, i.e. the entire Cygnus Loop. But I was at a star party on a clear night, with my 600mm Askar, and decided to image this piece of it. The Loop is a supernova remnant, triggered by the explosion between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. The supernova would likely have appeared brighter than Venus and visible in the daytime. The Loop phase since expanded to cover an area of the sky roughly 3 degrees in diameter (about 6 times the diameter of the full Moon). |
| Related Observations | C33 (4) NGC6960 (4) NGC6992 (3) |
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