Object Information:

 

Eastern Veil Nebula, Network Nebula, NGC 6995

 

The Veil Nebula is the remnant of a supernova explosion that took place an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 years ago.  The nebulosity pictured here is located in the constellation Cygnus and continues to expand as a result of the original explosion and is the only remaining visual remnant of the original star.

 

The color image is a combination of exposures through red, blue and green filters which are combined and a monochrome, unfiltered "luminance", layer is layered in over the color exposure to bring out highlights and detail.  The luminance layer can be seen below.

  Imaged at: 

 

Mt. Laguna, Cleveland National Forest, San Diego County, California

  Equipment:  

 

Optics - Takahashi E-160 at f/3.3,
Mount - Astro-Physics 900 GTO,
Camera - SBIG ST-2000XM

Guider - SBIG ST-237 on Borg 76

  Exposure Information:

 

June 28, 2003
Luminance - 20 min, R - 30 min., G - 25 min., B - 25 min

  Camera Control Software:

 

CCD Soft ver. 5

  Image Processing Software:

 

Image registration and combination - Mira AP 6; Processing - MaxIm DL 4, Photoshop 8.