Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  52 Cyg  ·  NGC 6960  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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NGC6960, the Western Veil in Cygnus, Gerould Kern
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NGC6960, the Western Veil in Cygnus

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NGC6960, the Western Veil in Cygnus

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I took this photo of NGC 6960, the Western Veil in Cygnus, over two nights this week (Aug.5-6, 2021) from 8,500 feet in the Rocky Mountains above Estes Park, Colorado. There are bears roaming around here (one ambled through the yard yesterday morning), so I am a bit wary at night! The nebulae comprising the Cygnus Loop are quite impressive in these dark mountain skies. This is my first effort at imaging the Western Veil, and I hope to capture more nebulae in this grouping over the next few nights.

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Description: I took another pass at this and improved the color balance.

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NGC6960, the Western Veil in Cygnus, Gerould Kern