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NGC 6960 Western Veil Nebula

15-May-2026 09:09 ADT 15-May-2026 12:09 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC 6960 Western Veil Nebula, 25-Jul-2017

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Frames: 8 @ 10m0s Ha 1x1, 8 @ 5m0s L 1x1, 11 @ 2m0s R 2x2, 8 each @ 2m0s G,B 2x2
Total Exposure: 2h54m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 1470 ly
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