Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992)
NGC 6992 (Caldwell 33), together with NGC 6960 (Caldwell 34) and NGC 6995, is part of the Cygnus Loop, a remnant of a supernova explosion about 15’000 years ago. As the shockwave of this cosmic blast collides with interstellar material, it is ionized and is emitting light.
This image is a combination of a deep broadband image (RGB) with long exposed narrowband data (Ha and OIII), bringing out the fine filamets of the nebulas structure.
In memory of my friend Daniel.
[description from O’Meara]
Details
Telescope:
RCOS 14.5″ f/8
Mount:
ASA DDM85
Camera:
Apogee U16M
Filters:
Astrodon Gen2
Exposure:
HaOIIIRGB 420:380:280:280:240 min.
Location:
ROSA Remote Observatories Southern Alps
Author:
© Martin Rusterholz, Astrophotographer
Hello, my name is Martin Rusterholz. I’m a Swiss amateur astrophotographer living near Zurich, the biggest town in Switzerland. My interest in astronomy started when I was 16. At that time, I built my first Newtonian telescope and mount. I studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which was the only study including at least some aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.
“Looking at the nights sky is an experience touching everybody deeply inside, something common to all human beings independent to the language spoken by the individuals”.
Deep-sky astrophotography is my passion. 