Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6960  ·  The star 52 Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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Western Veil Nebula, BryanHudson
Western Veil Nebula
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Western Veil Nebula

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Western Veil Nebula, BryanHudson
Western Veil Nebula
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Western Veil Nebula

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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960) part of remnant explosion of a massive star. This part also called The Witch’s Broom.  Featuring the star 52 Cygni. ASIAir Plus makes finding, framing, capturing, and stacking images a joy!
Ideal target for SVBony SV220 dual narrowband filter highlighting lots of Ha and Oiii color.
~ ASI533MC Pro, Bortle 6 sky
~ Canon 300mm F/4 with Canon 2X teleconverter
~ Captured and stacked using ASIAir Plus
~ 48, 180 second light frames with flats and bias
~ Star Adventurer GTI mount, guided, dithered
~ Processed in Pixinsight (NarrowBandNormalization process),  Lightroom, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise

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Western Veil Nebula, BryanHudson