Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  The star 52Cyg
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NGC 6960 - the frayed cord, Tom Gray
NGC 6960 - the frayed cord
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NGC 6960 - the frayed cord

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This section of the western veil is easy to find, lying behind 52 Cyg, but not so easy to see. Dark skies and a UHC filter help enormously. Under moonlit skies, a dual narrowband filter has no trouble cutting through the glare and bringing out the detail of this supernova remnant.

This is my first attempt at the 'witches broom', and at ~35LY long, despite imaging at f3.3, I only managed to capture the handle, and will have to try the brush another night. Lovely filaments are intertwined and glow with OIII and Ha, giving this an ethereal feel - it reminds me of frayed cord.

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