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Image Details: NGC 6960 - The Witches Broom

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NGC 6960 - The Witches Broom

Object/Name: NGC 6960 (Caldwell 34, Western Veil Nebula, The Witches Broom) Image Details:
Type: Super Nova Remnant Luminance IRB:10.00 min. (10) – 100.00 min. 1x1
Constellation: Cygnus Luminance IRB:1.00 min. (18) – 18.00 min. 1x1
RA: 20 hours 45.7 minutes Red:10.00 min. (10) – 100.00 min. 2x2
Dec: +30 degreees 43 minutes Red:1.00 min. (20) – 20.00 min. 2x2
Distance: 2,500.0 light years Green:10.00 min. (10) – 100.00 min. 2x2
Magnitude: 7.9 mag Green:1.00 min. (20) – 20.00 min. 2x2
Size: 6.0 x 70.0 arc minutes Blue:10.00 min. (15) – 150.00 min. 2x2
Imaging Dates: 29 July - 10 August 2008 Blue:1.00 min. (20) – 20.00 min. 2x2
Location: Dark Horse Observatory, Kimberton, PA 19460 U.S.A. Total Time:528 minutes
Equipment:
Telescope: Takahashi BRC-250 Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250
CCD: SBIG ST-10XME Rotator: Optec Pxyis Rotator
Focuser: Finger Lakes Instruments DF2 Filters: Astrodon Series E
Software Used:
  CCDStack Photoshop CS2
Noel Carboni’s Astronomy Tools  
Detailed Information:
Approximately 15,000 years ago an unknown star went super nova in the constellation, Cygnus. The result is the Veil Nebula or what is referred to as the Cygnus Loop. The western extent of this nebula is known as "The Witches Broom" or NGC 6960. It is also catalogued as Caldwell 34. The Western Veil (NGC 6960) is located approximately 3 degrees south of Epsilon Cygni, and it touches the Mag 4.23 star 52 Cygni. The brightness of 52 Cygni makes it challenging to visualize this portion of the nebula through an eyepiece and it makes it challenging to image without an anti-blooming gain camera. The remarkable filamentary structure of this super nova remnant is quite beautiful! NGC 6960 extends approximately one third again as far up and to the right as what is seen in this image, but enough is captured to demonstrate why it has been named, "The Witches Nebula."
SEDS link for additional information: http://www.seds.org/~spider/ngc/ngc.cgi?6960
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