Observation by Callum Scott Wingrove: Veil Nebula

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Callum Wingrove

Observer

Callum Scott Wingrove

Observed

2020 Jul 09 - 23:00

Uploaded

2020 Jul 14 - 14:51

Objects

NGC6992
NGC6995
The Western Veil Nebula (NGC6960)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h51^m
Dec: +31°05'
Position angle: -44°04'

Field size

2°48' × 3°00'

Equipment

William Optics RedCat51
SkyGuider Pro Mount
ASI294MC Pro
STC Astro Duo Narrowband filter
ASIAIR

Exposure

80 x 120s

Location

Stanmore, Greater London (Bortle 8)

Target name

The Veil Nebula

Title

Veil Nebula

About this image

Possibly a bit severe on star and noise reduction but had some tracking issues that I eventually traced to an unlocked latitude bolt. Still the nebulae themselves looked ok just some star shape issues.

Files associated with this observation

BAA_Veil_blue_stars fixed and reduced.jpg (1.9 MB)

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