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

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NGC 6960 -- Veil Nebula, Richard Beck
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NGC 6960 -- Veil Nebula

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This is my first image from narrowband using my own data. I have used the Ha and OIII data only in an HOO image without any mixing in the green or blue channels.

This image focuses on NGC 6960, also known as the "Witch's Broom", "Finger of God", "Lacework Nebula" or "Filamentary Nebula", and the foreground star 52 Cygni. This is part of a supernova remnant

The Veil Nebula is expanding at a velocity of about 1.5 million kilometers per hour based on measurements from the Hubble Telescope.

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Description: Discovered an error on gain in my darks. Replacing with darks of the same gain as the lights, I was able to keep more of the original image area.

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NGC 6960 -- Veil Nebula, Richard Beck

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