Observation by Maxim Usatov: NGC 6960 Witch's Broom

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Maxim Usatov

Observer

Maxim Usatov

Observed

2023 Sep 23 - 19:37

Uploaded

2023 Sep 23 - 19:38

Objects

The Western Veil Nebula (NGC6960)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h46^m
Dec: +30°31'
Position angle: -91°25'

Field size

0°38' × 0°27'

Equipment

Alnitak A1 Telescope (CDK17)

Target name

NGC 6960

Title

NGC 6960 Witch's Broom

About this image

NGC 6960, also known as the Witch’s Broom, is part of the Veil Supernova Remnant in Cygnus, at a distance of 2,400 ly from Earth.

This narrowband image is captured in the SHO Hubble palette, with [S II], H-alpha and [O III] emission assigned to RGB channels respectively. It was obtained with the A1 telescope (CDK17) installed at the Alnitak Remote Observatory in Nerpio, Spain.

Acquisition software: DC-3 ACP, MaximDL Pro, TheSky X
Processing software: DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight, RC Astro BlurXTerminator and NoiseXTerminator, GIMP.

Files associated with this observation

2560.jpg (1.8 MB)

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