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NGC 6960 in the Veil is one of my favorite subjects. Although it looks good in color I prefer the ethereal beauty of simple H-alpha filtration. In the past I have had problems with veiling glare (no pun – that’s the terminology) from 52 Cyg who shines brightly at magnitude 4.2. This time my Takahashi Epsilon E-160 handled it with aplomb.
3 x 20 minutes with SXV-H9, E-160, 6 nm H-a filter, AP1200GTO guided by NP-101 with MX-716. I clipped the image a bit to make the sky darker, as seems appropriate for an H-a image. I don’t think I threw away much wispy nebulosity but I’d like to hear what you think. I do have a nasty habit of clipping the histogram!
Thank you for visiting my site.
Clear skies,
Dennis Persyk
Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net
Hampshire, IL
