NGC-6960 "The Veil Nebula" (2,600 ly)
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Material :
 

    - Losmandy HGM TITAN / Gemini Goto mount
    - William Optics FLT-110 f/6.5 (715mm) Triplet APO SD refractor
    - SBIG ST-10XME at -15°C
    - SBIG CFW-8A
 


Accessories :


    - William Optics FLT-110 field flattener

    - Astronomik 13nm OIII CCD filter
    - Astronomik 13nm SII CCD filter

    - Astronomik 13nm Hα CCD filter

    - Astrodon 1:1:1 Tru-Balance RGB Filters

 

Conditions :

    - Clear sky with a small wind

    - Full Moon




Exposures : (Total on 5 nights)

Luminance :

Hα
R
OIII SII=  (95 exp. x 10 min.) + (50 exp. x 5 min.) + (13 exp. x 10 min.) + (10 exp. x 10 min.) all in binning 1x1

 

Color information :

R = Hα + R

G = B = 7 exp. x 5 min. (binning 2x2)

 

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