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Names NGC 6960, Veil Nebula
Right Ascension (2000.0) 20:45:42.1
Declination +30:50:56
Constellation Cygnus
Redshift (z) ...
Heliocentric Radial Velocity ...
Distance (esteem) 1470 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 21/09/2017
Exposure time 15,000 seconds (10 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 OTA on 10 Micron GM2000 HPS Mount
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 0.522 arcsecond / pixel

Palomar Observatory Sky Survey images
POSS I/E DSS1 Red
POSS I/O DSS2 Blue
POSS II/F DSS2 Red
POSS II/F DSS2 Blue
POSS II Color

This is the western part of the Veil Nebula Supernova remnant, just north of the bright star 52 Cyg.
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