NGC6960 Veil Nebula
NGC6960 Veil Nebula
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus and with the Eastern Veil contributes to the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop.
Distance to earth: 1’470 lightyears
Apparent size: 60 arcminutes (2 x the moon)
Imaging time: 6 hours
Equipment:
Mount: SW AZEQ6GT
Telescope: SW Evostar 80ED
Camera: Atik 460EX Mono
Capture information:
Date: October – December 2015
Total exposure time: 6 hours
Color combination: HA=Red, OIII=Green/Blue
Image data:
8 x 1200s HA
10 x 1200s OIII
