Witch's Broom Nebula
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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