2023-11-16

• Condition: VG7
• Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

6:45PM

• Target: NGC 6960, Veil Nebula (West)[1]
• Const: Cygnus
• RaDec: 20h45m +30°42
• Type: Nebula
• Target: NGC 6992, Veil Nebula (East)[2]
• Const: Cygnus
• RaDec: 20h56m +31°44
• Type: Nebula
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 31x, Orion Ultrablock
• Image: ../images/2023-11-16_VeilNebula.jpg[3]

Finally saw it, after three attempts! Very cool. AV isn't necessary with the Ultrablock filter, but it does help glean details and structure overall.

[1] NGC 6960, Veil Nebula (West) (ID)

[2] NGC 6992, Veil Nebula (East) (ID)

[3] ../images/2023-11-16_VeilNebula.jpg