NGC6960 through smoky New Jersey sky (Joe Matthews)

NGC6960 through smoky New Jersey sky

My 1st go at NGC6960. Last night was the 2nd night this week that the sky was good enough to get out. Transparency was poor since the sky is still smoky. I will visit NGC6960 and NGC6962-6995. So from approximatley 00:00 until 04:45 I set my sights on NGC6960 ( had some issue with the ASI2600MCP exposure fails, I am not sure what is causing this issue, it has been plaguing me
for several weeks.

NGC 6960 is the western segment of the Great Cygnus Loop, the remnants of a supernova explosion estimated to have occurred 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. There are few directly visible supernova remnants but the Veil is one of the finest.

[color=var(--lighterGrey)]William Herschel discovered the complex in 1784 with his 18-inch reflector telescope. He described the western end of the nebula as "Extended; passes thro' 52 Cygni... near 2 degree in length."[/color]NGC 6960 is sometimes called the Network Nebula and NGC 6962-95 the Filamentary Nebula; but often the terms are switched, or refer to both as a whole. The entire complex has three popular names: the Cirrus Nebula, the Bridal Veil Nebula, or simply the Veil Nebula. The last is now the most commonly used name. All these titles refer to the nebula's wispy streaks and elegant lace-like filamentary structure.The nebula is notoriously difficult to see visually, even though it has a bright integrated magnitude of 7. However, a telescope using an OIII filter (a filter isolating the wavelength of light from doubly ionized oxygen), will allow an observer to see the nebula clearly, as almost all light from this nebula is emitted at this wavelength.The distance to the nebula is not precisely known, with estimates ranging from 1,400 to 2,600 light-years.

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RA (center)	20h45m39s.90
RA (top/left)	20h43m36s.47
RA (top/right)	20h38m44s.13
RA (bottom/right)	20h47m39s.15
RA (bottom/left)	20h52m45s.69

Dec (center)	+30°39′28″.0
Dec (top/left)	+32°28′05″.7
Dec (top/right)	+29°33′05″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	+28°50′34″.4
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