NGC 6960 - The Western Veil Nebula in Ha
A two frame Mosaic of the Emission nebula in Cygnus
This nebula is also known as the Cirrus Nebula and the Witches Broom Nebula
Click on the image for full sized view
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NGC 6960 - The Western Veil Nebula in Ha A two frame Mosaic of the Emission nebula in Cygnus This nebula is also known as the Cirrus Nebula and the Witches Broom Nebula Click on the image for full sized view |
| Optics | Celestron 80ED @ f/7.5, guided with an 8" LX200 Classic @ f/5.9 |
| Mount | LX200 |
| Camera | Starlight Xpress SXV-M7, True-Tech CFW |
| Filter | Astronomik 13mm H-Alpha |
| Exposure | 18 - 10 minute exposures each half of the mosaic |
| Processing | Acquired in AstroArt3, DDP. , final work in Photoshop7 |
| Date | 10-10-05 and 10-16-05 |
| Location | Elk Grove, CA |
| Notes | Large difference in seeing conditions between the two days imaging the halves of the mosaic. This caused one side to look softer than the other. Oh well... |