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Western_Veil_Nebula_2021-09-17_420mm_ASI071_240_Gain_71x300_Sec_L-XTR-RGB-session_1-lpc-cbg-St PS1c, Derek Dailey
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Western_Veil_Nebula_2021-09-17_420mm_ASI071_240_Gain_71x300_Sec_L-XTR-RGB-session_1-lpc-cbg-St PS1c

Western_Veil_Nebula_2021-09-17_420mm_ASI071_240_Gain_71x300_Sec_L-XTR-RGB-session_1-lpc-cbg-St PS1c, Derek Dailey
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Western_Veil_Nebula_2021-09-17_420mm_ASI071_240_Gain_71x300_Sec_L-XTR-RGB-session_1-lpc-cbg-St PS1c

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Description

After an entire summer of smoky skies, I finally had a couple of clear nights. I completely lost any chance of getting the low summer targets which is a bummer. Here are the Witches Broom and Pickering's Triangle which are part of the Cygnus Loop. The Cygnus Loop is the remnants of a Supernova that occured 10,000 years ago.

Second image demonstrates how big the object is next to the moon.

Nerdy details:
Acquisition: Bortle 8 Zone
ASTRO-TECH AT65EDQ 65MM F/6.5 ED QUADRUPLET
420mm f/6.5
ZWO ASI071MC Pro Camera
Gain 240, Offset 65, 0C
ZWO ASI120MC Guide camera
Optolong L-eXtreme Filter
Losmandy GM8 mount
Stellarmate INDI Controller
71 x 300 sec. Light frames. (5 hours 55 Minutes)
Calibration frames: 25 each darks, flats and dark flats
Astro Pixel Processor for stacking and processing
Post finishing in Photoshop

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Western_Veil_Nebula_2021-09-17_420mm_ASI071_240_Gain_71x300_Sec_L-XTR-RGB-session_1-lpc-cbg-St PS1c, Derek Dailey