Object description: About 10,000 years ago a Type Ia supernova created a large ionization remnant today known as the Cygnus Loop or the Veil Nebula. This is the Western part of the Veil Complex located in the constellation Cygnus, with NGC6960 "The Witch's Broom" in the upper right of the image and NGC6979 "Pickering's Triangle" in the center left. Image was created from separate exposures of narrowband filtered wavelengths of Sulphur, Hydrogen and Oxygen. Combined in what is commonly called the Hubble Palette Map.

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106N
Camera: StarlightXpress SXVF-M25C
Mount: Software Bisque ParamountME unguided
Filter Wheel:True Technologies SupaSlim
Filters: Astronomik 13nm SII, 13nm Ha, and 15nm OIII

Date Taken: OIII 04OCT2006, SII 06OCT2006, Ha 07OCT2006
Sky conditions: avg 17.39 mags/arcsecond^2, transparency 3/5, seeing 3/5, temp 18C
Image Acquisition: 34x600s 1x1 bin SII, 32x600s 1x1 bin Ha, 31x600s 1x1 bin OIII, using MaximDL 4.56

Image Processing: ImagesPlus 2.80 used for calibration, bayerization, alignment, MinMaxExc combine for the each sub-image, and initial DDP. PSCS2 used for levels, curves, and high pass sharpening. GradX for gradient removal and Noel Carboni's AstroTools for local contrast enhancement and enhanced DSO. Triband composite performed using IP's LRGB combine, with final balance and tweaking in PSCS2.

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