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



    
        

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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)

Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), 



    
        

            Marco Rapino
Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)

Acquisition details

Dates:
July 17, 2020 ·  July 19, 2020
Frames:
Astronomik Ha 6nm: 80×300(6h 40′) (gain: 200.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Astronomik OIII 12nm: 80×300(6h 40′) (gain: 200.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Integration:
13h 20′
Darks:
15
Flats:
15
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
27.27 days
Avg. Moon phase:
6.63%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
6.00
Mean SQM:
19.50
Mean FWHM:
2.75
Temperature:
20.00

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 4031371

RA center: 20h46m59s.9

DEC center: +30°4214

Pixel scale: 1.084 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 93.270 degrees

Field radius: 0.834 degrees

Resolution: 4401x3366

File size: 9.3 MB

Locations: Home, Lanciano, Italy

Data source: Backyard

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    Original
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    B
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    C
  • Final
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    D

B

Description: Fixed violet color casting

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C

Description: Well..after a couple of months I told to myself. That was so wrong, let's fix it! :)

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D

Description: Improved color saturation

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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), 



    
        

            Marco Rapino