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Witch's Broom Nebula

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Witch's Broom NebulaNGC 6960
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Photo description / processing

The Witch's Broom Nebula or The Western Veil Nebula NGC 6960, LBN 191 A supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus, part of the shock wave It is part of the large Veil Nebula. The star 52 Cygni is located in the center Red color - areas of plasma from ionized hydrogen (H II) Bluish color - areas of plasma from ionized oxygen (O III) Equipment and software: Camera Canon EOS 200 Da. Telescope Synta SkyWatcher 150/750, F/5 Mount HEQ-5 Pro Bahtinov mask Polar alignment camera iOptron iPolar Coma corrector Baader MPCC Mark III Acquisition software: Astrophotography Tool SharpCap (polar alignment) EQ-Mode ASCOM Cartes Du Ciel Imaging from July 11,19,20.2025, suburbs of Chelyabinsk, Kremenkul area Red zone light pollution. Bortle scale class 7 Total 972 Light frames at 15 seconds + 100 Dark frames + 100 Bias frames ISO 1600 Total integrated exposure Σ=4h03'00" Post-processing software: DeepSkyStacker FitsWork FITStacker Lightroom StraNet2GUI Photoshop Topaz Denoise AI

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 150/750
Camera
Canon EOS 200D (astro-modified)
Mount
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Accessories
Baader MPCC Mark III, iOptron iPolar, Bahtinov Mask
Software
Astro Photography Tool, DeepSkyStacker, Fitswork, FitStacker, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Adobe Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise AI
Location
Chelyabinsk, Russia

Light pollution

Red, Bortle 7 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 971 × 15″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 ·

Total exposure: 4 h 3 m

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