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Home / Nebulae / NGC6960, The Western Veil Nebula in Cygnus
NGC6960, The Western Veil Nebula in Cygnus
NGC6960, The Western Veil Nebula in Cygnus by pommierr
NGC6960, the Western Veil (also known as Cirrus) Nebula in Cygnus. It is the remnant of a supernova that occurred 5-10,000 years ago. Together with NGC 6992-5, it forms the Cynus loop, an expanding shell of gas from the supernova explosion. The fact that the nebula is sweeping up interstellar dust as it expands is evidenced by the visibility of more faint stars below the nebula than above. The bright star, 52 Cygni, is a foreground star at a distance of 206 light-years and is not associated with the nebula. The distance to the nebula is not precisely known, but estimates range from 1,500-2,600 light-years. Sub-frames were 30 second unguided exposures, calibrated with dark frames, bias frames and flat field correction.
Keywords: Compustar, C14, Veil, Nebula, LensPen-Optics-Cleaning-Tool, Flashlight-Night-Vision, T-Adapter-, Reducer-Corrector
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| Image Stats |
| Celestron Equipment |
LensPen - Optics Cleaning Tool (93575), Flashlight, Night Vision (93588), T-Adapter, (C5, 6, 8, 9-1/4, 11, 14) (93633-A), Reducer - Corrector (94175) |
| Additional Equipment |
Compustar C14 |
| Camera |
Canon 20D |
| Exposure Time |
220 x 30 seconds = 1:10 @ ISO 1600 |
| Software |
MaxDSLR, Photoshop CS2 |
| Date/Time Taken |
09.03.2008 04:55 |
| Location |
Pommier Observatory, Portland, OR |
| Upload Date: |
06.30.2009 09:18 |
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