NGC 6992 (Cygnus Loop)
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the WIYN 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak, Arizona. NGC 6992 is part of a large supernova remnant called the Cygnus Loop. It is located about 1,500 light-years from Earth. The Cynus Loop is the remains of a star that exploded 5,000 to 10,000 years ago. The image was generated with observations in the Oxygen [OIII] (blue), Sulphur [S II] (green) and Hydrogen-Alpha (orange) filters. In this image, North is right, East is up.
Credit:T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-ngc6992 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 8197 x 8086 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cygnus Loop, NGC 6992 |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 20 57 37.54 |
| Position (Dec): | 31° 44' 28.55" |
| Field of view: | 58.03 x 57.25 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.5° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Olll | 499 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Sll | 672 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Ha | 656 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |