Capture summary
Nebula in Cygnus
13 days in 2022 / Moon 33%
Chroma Blue 36 mm, Chroma Green 36 mm, Chroma H-alpha 5nm Bandpass 36 mm, Chroma OIII 5nm Bandpass 36 mm, Chroma Red 36 mm
Summer target / wide composition
- R 20m 20 x 60s / 30 Jun 2022 / Moon 2%
- G 21m 21 x 60s / 30 Jun, 3 Jul 2022 / Moon 9%
- B 20m 20 x 60s / 3 Jul 2022 / Moon 17%
- H-alpha 8h 96 x 300s / 6 days in 2022 / Moon 48%
- OIII 12h 35m 151 x 300s / 11 days in 2022 / Moon 34%
- Totals 21h 36m 13 days in 2022 / Moon 33%
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 delicate shock front crossing Cygnus, with filamentary blue and red strands from a long-ago supernova.
Acquisition Data
Technical capture details from the public AstroBin record for this image. View on AstroBin.
- R: 20 x 60s, 20m, 30 Jun 2022, Moon 2%
- G: 21 x 60s, 21m, 30 Jun, 3 Jul 2022, Moon 9%
- B: 20 x 60s, 20m, 3 Jul 2022, Moon 17%
- H-alpha: 96 x 300s, 8h, 6 days in 2022, Moon 48%
- OIII: 151 x 300s, 12h 35m, 11 days in 2022, Moon 34%
- Totals: 21h 36m, 13 days in 2022, Moon 33%
Equipment and Software
- Telescope: Explore Scientific ED APO 127mm f/7.5 FCD-1 Alu 2" R&P Focuser
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Mount: iOptron CEM60
- Filters: Chroma Blue 36 mm, Chroma Green 36 mm, Chroma H-alpha 5nm Bandpass 36 mm, Chroma OIII 5nm Bandpass 36 mm, Chroma Red 36 mm
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight
- 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: Narrowband / Ha, OIII.
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.
