Thursday, July 8, 2010


NGC 6960 is the western end of the veil nebula and is also known as the Witch's Broom.  It is the remnants of a supernova approximately 1800 light-years away.


Camera: QHY8
Mount: Celestron CGEM
Scope: Celestron 800 8" SCT with Hyperstar
Filter: None
Effective Focal Length: 400mm
Effective Focal Ratio: f/2.0
Exposure: 10 x 10min OSC
Total Exposure: 1hrs, 40min
Date: 6/20/2010 11:55 PM CDT (start)
Location: Owasso, OK, USA
Acquisition: CCD Commander/Maxim DL Platesolve
Focus: Robofocus
Dithering: None
Guiding: ST-80, SSAG, CCD Commander, Maxim DL

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