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Eastern Vail Nebula
NGC 6992 · Deep Sky · Nebula
Photographed by Jack Johnson
Imaging summary
- Telescope / lens
- Astro-Tech AT6RC
- Camera
- ZWO ASI1600MM-PRO
- Focal length
- 1350 mm
- Location
- ASKC Dark Sky Site
- Captured
- October 8, 2026
- Total integration
- 10h 0m 0s
Astronomical target
- Target name
- Eastern Vail Nebula
- Catalog designation
- NGC 6992
- Right ascension (HH:MM:SS)
- 20:57:26
- Declination (±DD:MM:SS)
- +31:51:01
Acquisition
- Acquisition start date
- 2026-10-08
- Acquisition end date
- 2026-10-10
- General location (public)
- ASKC Dark Sky Site
Optics
- Telescope or lens
- 6" RC
- Optics manufacturer
- Astro-Tech
- Optics model
- AT6RC
- Aperture (mm)
- 150
- Effective focal length (mm)
- 1350
- Effective focal ratio
- 9
- Reducer
- Orion .8x Reducer/Flattener
- Other optical accessories
- ZWO Motorized 7 place, 36mm, filter wheel
Camera
- Camera manufacturer
- ZWO
- Camera model
- ASI1600MM-PRO
- Camera type
- Cooled Astro Camera
- Gain
- 139
- Sensor temperature (°C)
- -10
- Binning
- Bin 1 during acquasition, Binned 2 in final image
Mount and guiding
- Mount or tracker
- Orion Atlas, Belt modded, running OnStep on FYSETC E4
- Guiding camera
- ASI220MM
- Guide scope or OAG
- ZWO OAG
- Guiding software
- PHD2 running on ASIAIR
Conditions
- Bortle class or estimate (e.g. 3, 3.5, 3-4)
- 4
- Moon illumination (%)
- 0
- Moon phase
- New Moon
Processing
- Processing software
- PixInsight, RC Astro Tools, GIMP
Light-frame exposures
| Filter/channel | Frames | Seconds/frame | ISO | Gain | Integration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha | 120 | 120.000 | 139.000 | 4h 0m 0s | ||
| OIII | 120 | 120.000 | 139.000 | 4h 0m 0s | ||
| Red | 80 | 30.000 | 139.000 | 0h 40m 0s | ||
| Green | 80 | 30.000 | 139.000 | 0h 40m 0s | ||
| Blue | 80 | 30.000 | 139.000 | 0h 40m 0s |
Total light-frame integration: 10h 0m 0s