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NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs

ankorot
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NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs
Resolution:
2879x2949 px
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Photo description / processing

Processing the entire series: Graxpert BGE: in this case it performed much better than PixInsight ADBE; PixInsight: blurX, noiseX, MAS (or HT Stretch – can’t recall), starX, mask for LHE on all color data In this frame: nothing beyond the usual. All other versions were made from this one.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Celestron RASA 8
Camera
Player One Ares-C
Mount
ZWO AM5N
Software
N.I.N.A., Pixinsight
Location
Софрино

Light pollution

Orange, Bortle 6 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 99 × 120″ · ISO/Gain: 100 · Antlia ALP-T Dualband 5nm ·

Total exposure: 3 h 18 m

Photo versions

NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs
Updated
NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs

Sep 12th, 2026

3 h 18 m

Processed in September 2026 using modern technologies and BlurXterminator ML5.The original stack is the same. Only the processing software has changed.

NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs (HOO)
NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs (HOO)

Mar 10th, 2026

3 h 18 m

Processing the entire series: Graxpert BGE: in this case, it performed much better than PixInsight ADBE; PixInsight: blurX, noiseX, MAS (or HT Stretch – I don’t remember), starX, mask for LHE on the entire color data In this frame: converted colors using NarrowBandNormalization to an HOO palette from the first "green" frame

NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs (green SCNR)
NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs (green SCNR)

Mar 10th, 2026

3 h 18 m

Processing the entire series: Graxpert BGE: In this case, it performed much better than PixInsight ADBE; PixInsight: blurX, noiseX, MAS (or HT Stretch – I don’t remember), starX, mask for LHE on the entire color data In this frame: Subtracted green (green SCNR) from the first "green" frame

NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs
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NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula, RASA 8", 3 hrs

Mar 10th, 2026

3 h 18 m

Processing the entire series: Graxpert BGE: in this case it performed much better than PixInsight ADBE; PixInsight: blurX, noiseX, MAS (or HT Stretch – can’t recall), starX, mask for LHE on all color data In this frame: nothing beyond the usual. All other versions were made from this one.

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