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NGC6960 is the western part of a big super nova remnant in Cygnus. It is appx. located in a distance of 1500Lyrs. Explosion of the Supernova
lies roughly 7500 years in the past and within that time span, the dust and ionized gas - which can be seen as reddisch (Hydrogen) and
bluish (Oxygen) filaments - spread over an area of roughly 3 degrees in diameter.
Datum/Date:
15.07.2013/16.07.2013 / July 15th and 16th, 2013
Optik / Scope:
7,5” Maksutov Newtonian Astrograph f/5.3 with 2” 1:10 Crayford focusser
Sensor/CCD:
QHY10 CCD-Camera (APS-C) @ -15°C
Autoguiding:
ALccd5 @ ED 80/600 Apochromat
Belichtung/Exposure:
23x600sec total integration time= 3h 50min
Workflow:
Regim, PixInsight, Photoshop CS6
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Juniper Hill Observatory
Köfering, Bavaria
12° 12’ E
48°56’ N
344m N.N.
NGC 6960 (Whitch’s broom nebula)
