Crescent Nebula (H-a)

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Description: Diffuse Planetary Nebula Common Name: Western Veil Messier Catalogue: N/A NGC: 6960 Constellation: Cygnus Size: 70.0 x 6.0 Arc Minutes Visual Magnitude: +5.00 Distance: 2600 Light Years

Western Veil Nebula

The Veil Nebulae system is situated in the Constellation of Cygnus (the Swan). After finding Deneb which forms the back end of the swan locate Sadr which is the swans Shoulders. Move along the right wing and the Veil Nebulae are located between the two stars that make up the elbow and wing tip.

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Date Taken: 19/05/2020 Image Type: Hydrogen Alpha Dark Site?: No - Garden Telescope: Altair StarWave 70ED Diameter: 70mm Focal Length: 420mm Reducer/Flattener?: Flattener/reducer Mount Control: Voyo Mini Windows PC Mount: iEXOS 100 PMC-Eight Guided?: Yes Guiding Software: PHD2

Camera: Canon EOS 450D Filter: Hydrogen Alpha 7nm ISO: 800 Video: N/A Light Frames: 7 x 20 Minutes Dark Frames: 4 x 20 Minutes Bias Frames: N/A Flat Frames: 20 Capture Program: APT Stacking program: DeepSkyStacker Post Processing: PhotoShop CS3

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