• The Cygnus Loop (the Veil Nebulae)
    • Cygnus Loop in Aquarius
    B72 Annotated image
  • The Cygnus Loop is a famous supernova remnant.
  • It includes NGC 6960 (the Western Veil Nebula or the
  • Witch's Broom), NGC 6979 (Pickering's Wedge),
  • and NGC 6992 (the Eastern Veil nebula).
  • Hover over the picture for an annotated version
  • Date:  23 November 2022
  • FOV:  Approximately 4.5° × 3.0°; the angular size of NGC 6960 is just over 90'
  • Telescope:  Askar FRA300 pro (300mm f/5 Petzval)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • ZWO 30F4 30mm mini guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM40
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 240
  • Filter:  Optolong L-eNhance narrow dual band filter
  • Stacking:  Thirty-eight 240 second frames using Deep Sky Stacker
  • Total Time:  2 hours 32 minutes
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT, GHS + Sat, Scale
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY