Observation by Graham Winstanley: Veil nebula, Witch's Broom bicolour

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Graham Winstanley

Observer

Graham Winstanley

Observed

2018 Jul 09 - 11:35

Uploaded

2018 Jul 12 - 23:25

Objects

The Western Veil Nebula (NGC6960)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h45^m
Dec: +30°49'
Position angle: -96°01'

Field size

0°50' × 0°36'

Equipment

Skywatcher ED80
Pier mounted NEQ6
QHY IMG2PRO at -20 deg
oag camera ASI120MM
Baader Ha 7nm, OIII 8nm filters

Exposure

20 x 300s per filter

Location

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Target name

Witch's broom supernova remnant

Title

Veil nebula, Witch's Broom bicolour

About this image

My first bicolour narrowband image. Rather pleased with how it has turned out. Perhaps the colour saturation has been a bit overdone but it does help to pick out the fainter wisps of the nebula.

Captured 3rd and 9th July. All processing with Pixinsight.

Files associated with this observation

Wbroom_HOO.jpg (1.1 MB)

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Mr Leonard Entwisle, Jeremy Shears, Nick Hewitt, Ron Johnson, Dr Ollie Garrett, Andy Wilson, Ian Rothwell, Peter Carson, Mike Scarisbrick, Robert James Stuart

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