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Photographer:

geldingmakr

Location of Photo:

West Virginia Backyard

Date/Time of photo:

7/4/22

Equipment:

at72ed, cem26, asi294MM

Description:

full resolution here: https://www.astrobin.com/qgu27o/ Object: NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula AKA the Western Veil Nebula Exposure: 33x300" Oiii 36x300" Ha 20x30"L 10X30"RG&B (6.25 hours total) Bortle scale: 5/6 Optics: AT72EDII with 0.8 reducer for F/4.8 Camera: ASI294MM Pro Bin 1, gain 121, -14.8°c Mount: iOptron CEM26 (guided w/ASI120MC) Filters: Astrodon Oiii (3nm) and Ha (5nm) & ZWO LRG&B Software: PixInsight, Photoshop Notes: Inspired by the new JWST images with 6 (actually 8) beam spikes, and recalling a Nebula Photos video "REAL Diffraction Spikes for $0.04" I decided to have some fun and made a fishing line mercedes benz shape cover for my scope and shot LRGB stars to add to my early July HOO data. I now have a REAL six pointed diffraction spike set on the bright star 52 Cygni (It was the only one bright enough to generate them).

Website:

https://www.astrobin.com/users/Geldingmakr/

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