NGC 6960 - 30.8.2021 at 23.00 - 31.8.2021 at 01.00 Pori Observation number 101717

• Observation target
• • Deep space object
• Designation
• • NGC 6960
• Constellation
• • Cygnus

• Weather

• • Kuunvalo, sumuinen, pilvisyys 1/8

• Nebulae
• • Supernova remnant

    Supernova remnant is the remnant of the big star died in supernova explosion. The supernova remnants are quite irregularly shaped. Rather many of them ring-like strusture.

    The moderate big instruments and possibly special filters are needed to see supernova remnants.

     

    

    The Crab Nebula was born in a star explosion in  1054. This is the easiest supernova remnant in the sky to observe. Image Tero Hirvikoski.

     

    

    The supernova remnant Simesis 147 is in Taurs and Auriga. Image J-P Metsävainio.

     

    

    The Veil Nebula in Cygnus is wide-area supernova remnant in the sky. There is a detailed image of the boxed area. Image J-P Metsävainio.

     

    

    This detail of Veil Nebula is known as Pickering's Triangle. Image J-P metsävainio.

     

    

    A strip of Veil Nebula. Image Rauno Päivinen.

TS-Optics ED Apo f7 (80mm), TS Reducer / flattener 0.8, Astronomical CLS filter. Canon Eos 700 D (astromodus), Total exp. 2h, ISO 800