Ngc6992 Veil Nebula

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The eastern extent of the Veil Nebula, a cloud of superheated and ionised gas and dust that is part of the Cygnus Loop - the remnant of a 10,000 year old supernova of a star 20 times more massive than our sun.



Williams Optics Redcat 250mm f/4.9

Skywatcher Staradventurer mount

~400 1m frames for a ~5.5h exposure time with a Canon 750d DSLR

Processed with Astropixelprocessor, Pixinsight, and Photoshop

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