Capture summary
Nebula in Cygnus
Moon Full
L-eNhance OSC
Summer target / wide composition
- L-eNhance 3h 10m 38 x 300s / Moon Full
- Totals 3h 10m Moon Full
Same target, different years.
Older revisions stay in the archive so you can see how the target changed with different equipment, processing, and experience.
A 2020 Western Veil frame from the archive, preserved beside the later 2021 and 2022 versions.
Acquisition Data
Technical capture details from the public AstroBin record for this image. View on AstroBin.
- L-eNhance: 38 x 300s, 3h 10m, Moon Full
- Totals: 3h 10m, Moon Full
Equipment and Software
- Telescope: Explore Scientific ED APO 127mm f/7.5 FCD-1 Alu 2" R&P Focuser
- Camera: ZWO ASI071MC Pro
- Mount: iOptron CEM60
- Software: PixInsight
- Guiding optics: Orion ST80
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Target Planner
Nebula in Cygnus; best planned for June through August from New Jersey.
Summer targets often improve later at night as the Milky Way climbs higher.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
NGC 6960 is listed here in Cygnus.
Current frame: Natural and narrowband blend / L-eNhance OSC.
Calculating target altitude and moon context.
Use the full planner to enter a ZIP code, choose a date, and compare the target from your sky.
Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
