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NGC 6992 and NGC 6960—the Veil Nebula

June 12, 2013 CAS
NGC 6992
NGC 6992—part of the Veil Nebula complex

By Steve Crouch

I got some data for NGC 6992, the other side of the Veil nebula, over the last few days. I must admit I don’t think it turned it out as well as NGC 6960 but for what they are worth here are both images.

NGC 6960
NGC 6960

You can see more of Steve Crouch’s astrophotography over on his website.

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