NGC6960 - The Witch's Broom Nebula
Sun Sep 06 2026
As always, I was hoping to pick up more imaging time on this but alas, the clouds prevail. I ended up pretty happy with it as is though!
About this object
- Type
- Supernova Remnant
- Constellation
- Cygnus (the Swan)
- Apparent magnitude
- 7
- Apparent size
- 210.0′ × 160.0′
- Catalogue designations
- NGC 6960
Veil Nebula is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan). It shines at about magnitude 7 and spans roughly 210.0′ × 160.0′ on the sky.
Acquisition
- Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm: 120 × 3m (6h 0m)
- Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 36 mm: 138 × 3m (6h 54m)
- Total integration: 12h 54m
Equipment
- Telescope / Lens: Celestron C8
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6
- Filters: Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm, Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 36 mm
- Guiding scope: SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI174MM Mini
- Accessories: Celestron 0.63X SCT Reducer (94175), ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm
- Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.