Veil Nebula (NGC 6992 (Eastern Veil))

Astrophotography · August 10, 2026

Veil Nebula

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Target
NGC 6992 (Eastern Veil)
Type
Supernova remnant
Date
August 10, 2026
Telescope
Photron RC6 (6″ Ritchey–Chrétien) on a hypertuned Celestron AVX
Camera
ZWO ASI294MC Pro (guiding: ASI224MC + William Optics 50 mm)

Part of the expanding shell of a star that exploded roughly 10,000–20,000 years ago, about 2,400 light-years away in Cygnus. The red filaments are glowing hydrogen and the teal edge is doubly ionized oxygen, marking where the blast wave is plowing into interstellar gas.