NGC 6992
Date: 12/15/2017
Description: The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop (radio source W78, or Sharpless 103), a large but relatively faint supernova remnant.. [Ref: WikiPedia]
Sky Conditions: Clear skies no moon, FWHM: 2.2 arc sec/pixel
Imaging: Exposure: 2 hou2r RGB each (12 x 300sec/ea.) at 2x2 bin using RGB filters
Guiding: Self guiding at 6 sec guide rate at 2x2 bin using NOAG
Equipment:
SBIG STL1100 CCD (LRGB filters), cooled to -35deg C
Takahashi 8” F2
NOAG with StarlightXpress Lodestar II guide camera Paramount MX Mount
Software: FocusMax,, SkyX, PixIsight - calibration with darks, flats, bias and color correction
Observatory site : Kitt Peak, AZ