NGC 6960 25th.Sep. 2020.
NGC 6960 is one of the designations given to the western region of the Cygnus loop or Veil Nebula. It is a cloud of heated ionized gas and dust located in the constellation of Cygnus. It is a supernova remnant from a star which exploded around 10,000 years ago and lies at an estimated distance between 1,200 and 5,800 light years. Imaged on the night of 25th.September 2020.
EQ6-R-PRO
SW ED100mmDS-PRO with x0.85 reducer/corrector to give f/7.65
QHY294C Gain2900 -20C
STC Duo 2" narrowband filter
8 x 900sec subs
Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
NGC 6960 25th.Sep. 2020.
NGC 6960 is one of the designations given to the western region of the Cygnus loop or Veil Nebula. It is a cloud of heated ionized gas and dust located in the constellation of Cygnus. It is a supernova remnant from a star which exploded around 10,000 years ago and lies at an estimated distance between 1,200 and 5,800 light years. Imaged on the night of 25th.September 2020.
EQ6-R-PRO
SW ED100mmDS-PRO with x0.85 reducer/corrector to give f/7.65
QHY294C Gain2900 -20C
STC Duo 2" narrowband filter
8 x 900sec subs
Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.