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NGC 6960

NGC 6960 — Veil Nebula

Supernova Remnant
· Cygnus
Intermediate
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Target information

Object type
Supernova Remnant
Constellation
Cygnus
Right ascension
20h 51m 00s
Declination
+30° 43′ 00″
Magnitude
7
Angular size
180′
Surface brightness
13.5 mag/arcmin²
Difficulty
Intermediate
Best months
August, September, October
Catalog IDs
NGC 6960;NGC 6992;NGC 6995;NGC 6979;Caldwell 33;Caldwell 34

About this target

Full loop spans ~3 degrees; NGC 6960/6992/6995 are components.

Recommended telescopes

Vaonis
245mm f/4.9 · 50mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
245mm f/4.9 · 50mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Borg
250mm f/4.5 · 55mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 4.47° × 3.04°
Scale 3.90″/px
Target fills 99% of frame
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FOV 4.47° × 3.04°
Scale 3.90″/px
Target fills 99% of frame
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FOV 4.38° × 2.98°
Scale 3.82″/px
Target fills 101% of frame
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