NGC 6992 Eastern Veil Nebula

Capture

Seestar s50 372 stacks

Date

31 August 2024

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

1170 × 2091 px

NGC 6992 Eastern Veil Nebula is a large supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. It is an expanding cloud created by the death of an exploded star. The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun. The light from this supernova explosion reached Earth about 5000 years ago. The 'eastern' portion is just a section of a much larger nebula complex known as the Cygnus Loop. It lies within our own galaxy, about 2,400 light-years away. The nebula is not visible to the naked eye, but it can be seen through a telescope or even binoculars under a dark sky. Apparent magnitude 8.0

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