The Cygnus Loop (the Veil Nebulae)
The Cygnus Loop is a famous supernova remnant.
It includes NGC 6960 (the Western Veil Nebula or the
Witch's Broom), NGC 6979 (Pickering's Wedge),
and NGC 6992 (the Eastern Veil nebula).
Date: 23 November 2022
FOV: Approximately 4.5° × 3.0°; the angular size of NGC 6960 is just over 90'
Telescope: Askar FRA300 pro (300mm f/5 Petzval)
Guiding: ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
ZWO 30F4 30mm mini guide scope
Computer: ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
Mount: iOptron CEM40
Camera: ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 240
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance narrow dual band filter
Stacking: Thirty-eight 240 second frames using Deep Sky Stacker
Total Time: 2 hours 32 minutes
Processing: Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT, GHS + Sat, Scale
Location: Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY