The Veil Nebula NGC 6960
The Veil Nebula
This portion of the Veil is designated as NGC 6960
It is also known as the Witch's Broom
The bright star is 52 Cygni
Constelation: Cygnus
Distance: 1400 to 2600 light years (the distance is not known acurately)
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09-11-2010
Imaged at Soap Creek Valley
Corvallis, Oregon
12.5" f/4.8 with Lightholder primary
CCD Labs Q453 (QHY8) Camera with Televue Photo Paracorr and Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter
3 x 300 sec plus 1 x 480 sec subframes acquired with Nebulosity 2.2.1 with Offset 90 and Gain 21 (33%)
It was cool and damp out (46oF) with dew forming everywhere
Tom Osypowski Dual Axis Aluminum Eq. Platform
Autoguided with PHD sofware
8" f/4 Guidescope
CCD-Labs Q-guide camera with Televue Paracorr
Image processing with ImagesPlus 3.75, PixInsight, and Photoshop CS4