NGC 6960 in Cygnus
Part of the famous Veil Nebula supernova remnant. The bright star with the reflection halo is 52 Cygni.
Unfortunately, this has the frequent problem I get with bloated stars towards the lower right. Not got to the bottom of it yet, but something in the optical chain must be getting out of alignment. I do check collimation before each session. Anyway, I was pleased with the detail in the nebula, so have posted despite the flaws.
Manually, off-axis guided for 11 x 4-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f/4. Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" Newtonian reflector telescope.
Registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; initial curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; final curves & colour-balance adjusted using Paint Shop Pro; noise reduction via CyberLink PhotoDirector.
NGC 6960 in Cygnus
Part of the famous Veil Nebula supernova remnant. The bright star with the reflection halo is 52 Cygni.
Unfortunately, this has the frequent problem I get with bloated stars towards the lower right. Not got to the bottom of it yet, but something in the optical chain must be getting out of alignment. I do check collimation before each session. Anyway, I was pleased with the detail in the nebula, so have posted despite the flaws.
Manually, off-axis guided for 11 x 4-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f/4. Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" Newtonian reflector telescope.
Registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; initial curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; final curves & colour-balance adjusted using Paint Shop Pro; noise reduction via CyberLink PhotoDirector.