Fig.10 - The supernova remnant NGC 6960 (Veil nebula, Cirrus nebula) in the constellation Cygnus on July 24/25, 2012. Fifteen 3 minute
exposures (resulting in a 45 minute exposure) at ISO 800 and 4 separate dark frames (with the same settings) were combined in DeepSkyStacker
for this shot. Due to high humidity, the transparency was reduced significantly and the mild temperatures caused a considerable amount of
noise in the image. On the other hand, the air was steady and the mirror had cooled down to air temperature - ideal conditions for pinpoint
stars. Equipment: Canon EOS 20Da camera (DX sensor with 8 megapixels), TeleVue coma corrector, Zambuto 16" f/5 quartz optics in a Dieter Martini
dobsonian telescope (the coma corrector multiplies the focal length of the parabolic mirror by 1.15, leading to a focal length of 2.3 meters),
dual-axis Tom Osypowski equatorial platform, Lacerta MGEN autoguider, Teleskop-Service off axis system TS-OAG9 EOS.