Supernova remnant
Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC6992)
In Cygnus (Cyg) • Magnitude 7.0 • 1.0 degrees
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The eastern arc of the Veil supernova remnant, rich in OIII and Ha filaments.
Eastern Veil Nebula at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 6992, C 33 |
| Type | Supernova remnant |
| Constellation | Cygnus (Cyg) |
| Right ascension | 20h 56m 24s |
| Declination | +31° 43' 12" |
| Apparent magnitude | 7.00 |
| Surface brightness | 15.0 mag/arcsec² |
| Angular size | 60.0 × 8.0 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 77° |
| Best imaging months | Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct |
How to image Eastern Veil Nebula
Eastern Veil Nebula sits in the constellation Cygnus at right ascension 20h 56m 24s and declination +31° 43' 12". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window.