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NGC 6960: Western Veil Nebula in Cygnus


The western portion of the Veil nebula, a supernova remnant. The eastern portion of the nebula is NGC 6992/5

Photograph Information
Date09.16.2006
LocationOkie-Tex Star Party, Kenton OK
TelescopeAP130 @ f6 w/field flattner
CameraCanon 350D, Hutech modified type I
ExposureStack of 18, 9 minute exposures at ISO 800
Notes40°F, 37%rh, excellent transparancy

Initial RAW conversion, registration and stacking in IRIS.
Noise reduction in PixInsight LE 1.02 Additional adjustments in Photoshop CS2
 

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