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2050 views
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Name(s): |
Veil nebula complex |
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Date : |
2011-09-26 |
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Location : |
Podljubelj |
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Conditions : |
Low local light polution |
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Weather : |
10-12°C, 80-90% - 7-8g/m3 |
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Moon : |
0-15% |
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Setup : |
TS65EDQ on NEQ6pro, guided with QHY5 on SW80/400 |
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Camera : |
Canon 450D mod. |
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Exposure : |
30x1200s Ha + 11x600s RGB |
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Processing : |
Iris, PS |
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Object description : |
The Veil Nebula, is part of the Cygnus Loop, formed by the 'Eastern Veil', the 'Western Veil' and Pickering's Triangular Wisp. It is a large, relatively faint supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. |
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Object size & distance |
3 deg. 2000ly |
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Previous attempt:
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150 views
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Name(s): |
NGC6960 - The Western Veil |
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Date : |
2008-09-28 |
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Location : |
Podljubelj |
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Conditions : |
Local light pollution |
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Weather : |
5°C |
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Moon : |
28 days |
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Setup : |
SW 80/400 on EQ3, guided with finderscope 5x30 , SPC900NC SC |
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Camera : |
Canon 450D |
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Exposure : |
ISO800, 15x300sec |
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Processing : |
Iris, PS |
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Object description : |
NGC6960 aka. The Western Veil that is a small portion of the much larger Bridal Veil nebula, a remnant from a star that went supernova some 5,000 years ago.
The bright star in the center is 52 Cygni.
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Object size & distance |
3.9 deg, 1400 ly |
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