NGC6995 The Bat

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

NGC6995 The Bat by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u16m
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 0 minutes
  • Red = 240 minutes
  • Green = 240 minutes
  • Blue = 240 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 480 minutes
  • OIII 3nm. = 480 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack2
  • Photoshop CC & PIxInsight

About this image


IC 1340 - NGC6995 is part of the veil nebula which is a large super nova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. The colorful tendrils are filments of gas that are expanding since the super nova exploded around 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. This portion of the nebula has also been named "The Bat".

Full Size Image

This a two frame mosaic - See this image at Astronomy Picture Of The Day (APOD).

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