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To: TaraP
I shot this image of the Veil Nebula by my backyard observatory.

Veil Nebula below is an old supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. It is the remains of cataclysmic explosion of star that exploded between 5,000 and 8,000 years ago. This nebula is about 1,860 light-years distance.

Eastern Veil Nebula NGC 6992 - Supernova remnant

I obtained this shot on 10/22/2009- with a LX200 10" - Canon 40D 16x150 second exposures at ISO-800- CLS filter w6.3 Focal reducer.

22 posted on 05/11/2010 10:35:08 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: dragnet2
Wow! Very impressive!
25 posted on 05/11/2010 11:05:13 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: dragnet2

That blowed up real good.


29 posted on 05/12/2010 12:27:40 AM PDT by TigersEye (0basma's father was a British subject. He can't be a "natural-born" citizen.)
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To: dragnet2

fantastic photo man!


32 posted on 05/12/2010 12:59:24 AM PDT by valkyry1
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