Eastern Veil Nebula
NGC 6992, NGC 6995, Caldwell 33 · Supernova remnant in Cygnus
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Size
- 60′ × 8′
- Effective surface brightness
- 22.4 mag/arcsec²
- Best months
- Jul, Aug, Sep
- Declination
- +32°
- Filter
- Dual-band recommended
The brighter, more detailed arc of the Veil. Red hydrogen and teal oxygen filaments interleave; dual-band captures both.
Reachable from mid-northern latitudes (UK, northern US, central Europe) and from the south.
How long with each smart telescope
| Telescope | In frame | Bortle 3 (rural) | Bortle 5 (suburban) | Bortle 7 (urban edge) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZWO Seestar S5010 s subs, dual-band | 1.4× frame | 55 min329 subs | 1 h 04 min386 subs | 1 h 45 min633 subs |
| ZWO Seestar S50 Pro10 s subs, dual-band | 72% | 1 h 02 min375 subs | 1 h 13 min436 subs | 1 h 57 min703 subs |
| ZWO Seestar S3010 s subs, dual-band | 84% | 1 h 08 min407 subs | 1 h 17 min463 subs | 1 h 58 min710 subs |
| ZWO Seestar S30 Pro10 s subs, dual-band | 45% | 1 h 08 min408 subs | 1 h 19 min472 subs | 2 h 05 min753 subs |
| DwarfLab DWARF 315 s subs, dual-band | 61% | 1 h 01 min245 subs | 1 h 16 min303 subs | 2 h 19 min557 subs |
| DwarfLab DWARF mini15 s subs, dual-band | 84% | 54 min215 subs | 1 h 03 min253 subs | 1 h 44 min417 subs |
| DwarfLab Draco30 s subs, dual-band | 80% | 42 min85 subs | 50 min101 subs | 1 h 25 min170 subs |
| DwarfLab DWARF II15 s subs | 56% | 3 h 31 min846 subs | 4 h 57 min1,187 subs | 11 h2,681 subs |
| Vaonis Vespera II10 s subs | 70% | 47 min282 subs | 1 h 18 min467 subs | 3 h 32 min1,273 subs |
| Vaonis Vespera Pro10 s subs | 62% | 1 h 56 min695 subs | 3 h1,083 subs | 7 h 43 min2,779 subs |
| Vaonis Vespera 310 s subs | 68% | 44 min267 subs | 1 h 14 min444 subs | 3 h 23 min1,219 subs |
| Vaonis Vespera Pro 210 s subs | 60% | 1 h 49 min656 subs | 2 h 51 min1,028 subs | 7 h 23 min2,657 subs |
| Unistellar eQuinox 24 s subs | 1.8× frame | 1 h 05 min974 subs | 1 h 24 min1,262 subs | 2 h 48 min2,519 subs |
| Unistellar Odyssey4 s subs | 1.8× frame | 5 h 49 min5,232 subs | 6 h 59 min6,278 subs | 12 h10,851 subs |
| Celestron Origin10 s subs | 1.2× frame | 11 min66 subs | 20 min118 subs | 58 min347 subs |
| Celestron Origin Mark II10 s subs | 1.3× frame | 13 min81 subs | 26 min157 subs | 1 h 21 min486 subs |
Imaging the supernova remnant
Supernova remnants are emission-line objects, strong in both hydrogen-alpha and OIII, and their filaments are thin, so pixel scale matters as much as aperture. A dual-band filter is essential from any lit sky and still helps under a dark one. These are long-integration targets; plan on several sessions and stack across nights.
Per-telescope pages
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the ZWO Seestar S50
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the ZWO Seestar S50 Pro
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the ZWO Seestar S30
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the DwarfLab DWARF 3
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the DwarfLab DWARF mini
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the DwarfLab Draco
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the DwarfLab DWARF II
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the Vaonis Vespera II
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the Vaonis Vespera Pro
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the Vaonis Vespera 3
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the Vaonis Vespera Pro 2
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the Unistellar eQuinox 2
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the Unistellar Odyssey
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the Celestron Origin
- How long to image the Eastern Veil Nebula with the Celestron Origin Mark II