Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Filamentary nebula  ·  Lace-work nebula  ·  NGC 6960  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  Veil nebula
NGC 6960, Veil Nebula, "Witch's Broom", James Canning
NGC 6960, Veil Nebula, "Witch's Broom"
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NGC 6960, Veil Nebula, "Witch's Broom"

NGC 6960, Veil Nebula, "Witch's Broom", James Canning
NGC 6960, Veil Nebula, "Witch's Broom"
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NGC 6960, Veil Nebula, "Witch's Broom"

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Here is a reprocessed image of NGC 6960 the Veil Nebula, often called the Witch's Broom. The bright star is 52 cygni, it has no connection to the nebula beyond being in a position where it looks like the witch riding the broom :-). This is an older, reworked image. Basics: Celestron C8 telescope with an f/6.8 focal reducer, Atlas EQ-G mount. Guided with PHD and a ZWO 120MM camera. Main camera ZWO 1600MM mono. Color from combination of Ha as red, Oiii as blue and (Ha*O3)*1.5 as a synthetic green. Processed with PixInsight 18 and Nik filters. I have lost the exposure data, but the times were over 10 minutes each.

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NGC 6960, Veil Nebula, "Witch's Broom", James Canning