NGC 6960 (BN)
Image source: DSS II (red) - 80×80'
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| Name: |
NGC6960, H5.15 |
| Group: |
Veil nebula (Western Veil/Witch's Broom) |
| Type: |
BN, EN |
| Constellation: |
Cyg |
| Coordinates: |
20h46m10.00s / +30°40'00.00" |
| Brightness / Size: |
7m0 / - |
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| Robert Zebahl |
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70mm f/5.7, 10x + [OIII], Bortle 3-, SQM-L 21.3
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EASY
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80mm f/6.25, 25x + UHC, Bortle 6-, SQM-L 19.5
Only the brightest part north of 52 Cyg was visible, but faint.
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MODERATE
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80mm f/6.25, 33x, Bortle 5, NELM 5m8, SQM-L 20.7
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FAILED
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4.5" f/8, 28x + [OIII], Bortle 6-, NELM 5m0, SQM-L 19.2
Evident with averted vision. The northern part most evident and sharply defined. The southern fainter part appeared in comparison very diffuse, but still well visible.
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EASY
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120mm f/5, 18x + [OIII], Bortle 6, SQM-L 19.5
Barely visible with direct, evident with averted vision. Northern part most easily seen, pretty thin, slightly curved and sharply defined. The sourthern part is wider and fades into the background.
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EASY
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120mm f/5, 40x + [OIII], Bortle 4-, SQM-L 20.9
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EASY
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152mm f/5.9, 22x + [OIII], Bortle 4-, SQM-L 20.9
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EASY
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| René Merting |
B 10x50, [OIII], SQM-L 21.5
NGC 6960 zeigt sich nur bei der Kombination UHC+[OIII] und dann auch nur der Nebelteil südlich des hellen Sterns 52 Cyg - er wirkt sehr schwach und breit verwischt
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MODERATE
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100mm f/6.4, 20x + [OIII], SQM-L 21.5
bei 20x und mit UHC zeigt sich der nördliche Teil scharf begrenzt und spitz, während der südliche Nebelteil breit und diffus ausläuft - mit [OIII] sind weiter südlich jenseits des Besens einige Kondensationen mehr erkennbar - ohne Filter zeigt sich nur die nördliche Spitze, wenn ich den hellen Stern aus dem GF nehme
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EASY
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8" f/4, 25x + [OIII], SQM-L 21.5
bei 25x und [OIII] zeigt sich der Nebelbogen im Norden besonders hell, im Süden fächert er breit und diffus auf - noch weiter südlich sind weitere Aufhellungen erkennbar
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EASY
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12.5" f/4.5, 45x + [OIII], SQM-L 21.5
bei 45x sowie UHC ist NGC 6960 scharf gezeichnet mit breiter auslaufenden filamentartigen Nebelteilen nach Süden - Pickerings Triangle ist zwar schwächer, aber trotzdem sehr hell und mit weicheren Strukturen - bei 45x und [OIII] stockt einem der Atem - harte Kontraste in den Nebeln - das hat nichts mehr mit Sehen oder Nichtsehen (wie zu meiner Anfangszeit) zu tun, sondern mit: "kann man nicht mehr übersehen" - selbst die schwächeren Nebelteile heben sich kontrastreich ab
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EASY
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NGC 6992/5 & IC 1340 (BN)
Image source: DSS II (red) - 80×80'
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| Name: |
NGC6992/5 & IC1340, H5.14 |
| Group: |
Veil nebula (Eastern Veil) |
| Type: |
BN, EN |
| Constellation: |
Cyg |
| Coordinates: |
20h56m30.00s / +31°23'00.00" |
| Brightness / Size: |
7m0 / - |
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Brightest part of the veil nebula. Consists of NGC6992, NGC6995 und IC1340. IC1340 is the fainter, southern part. Awesome view with [OIII] filter.
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| Robert Zebahl |
B 8x40, Bortle 5, NELM 5m5
Seen with averted vision as very faint, slightly curved brightening. Difficult to extract from the background. Only a wisp of nebula.
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DIFFICULT
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70mm f/5.7, 10x + [OIII], Bortle 3-, SQM-L 21.3
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EASY
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80mm f/6.25, 25x + UHC, Bortle 6-, SQM-L 19.4
Rather faint, curved brightening. Northern und southern part was most apparent.
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MODERATE
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80mm f/6.25, 33x, Bortle 5, NELM 5m8, SQM-L 20.7
Slightly curved, faint brightening with irregular shape.
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MODERATE
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4.5" f/8, 28x + [OIII], Bortle 6-, NELM 5m0, SQM-L 19.2
Typical shape well seen, slightly curved. At the southern end the bifurcations ("fingers") well visible with averted vision.
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EASY
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120mm f/5, 18x + [OIII], Bortle 6, SQM-L 19.5
Easy to see and very evident. Northern and southern part most obvious, middle part visible with averted vision. The bifurcations in the southern part are well perceptible.
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EASY
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120mm f/5, 40x + [OIII], Bortle 4-, SQM-L 20.9
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EASY
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152mm f/5.9, 22x + [OIII], Bortle 4-, SQM-L 20.9
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EASY
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Pickering's Triangular Wisp (BN)
Image source: DSS II (red) - 80×80'
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| Name: |
Pickering's Triangular Wisp |
| Group: |
Veil nebula |
| Type: |
BN, EN |
| Constellation: |
Cyg |
| Coordinates: |
20h48m30.00s / +31°38'00.00" |
| Brightness / Size: |
- / - |
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Pickering's Triangular Wisp is the third-brightest part of the well known Veil Nebula. While the two brighter parts (Eastern & Western Veil) are bright and well defined in their shape, this nebula is much more fainter and diffuse.
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| Robert Zebahl |
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70mm f/5.7, 10x + [OIII], Bortle 3-, SQM-L 21.3
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MODERATE
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120mm f/5, 18x + [OIII], Bortle 6, SQM-L 19.5
Just a faint, irregular haze. Anything but evident.
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MODERATE
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8" f/6, 37x, Bortle 3, NELM 6m4
Without any filter the nebula is visible only under very clear, dark skies. Hardly perceptible with averted vision.
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DIFFICULT
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8" f/6, 37x + [OIII], Bortle 6+, NELM 5m3, SQM-L 19.7
Quite evident with averted vision as irregular brightenings in a field of about 2°.
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MODERATE
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8" f/6, 37x + [OIII], Bortle 4
Only under good conditions easily visible with direct vision, otherwise averted vision is necessary. Overall fairly faint, very diffuse, without any obvious differences in brightness. Spread over a large area like wisps of fog. Moving the telescope can help to extract the nebula from the star-rich surrounding.
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EASY
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STF 2789 (**)
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| Name: |
STF2789 |
| Type: |
** |
| Constellation: |
Cyg |
| Coordinates: |
21h19m58.84s / +52°58'44.10" |
| Components: |
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m1 |
m2 |
ρ |
θ |
Year |
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AB |
7m7 |
7m9 |
6.8" |
115° |
2018 |
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| Robert Zebahl |
70mm f/5.7, 44x, Bortle 6-
At 22x almost separated. The double star appeared strikingly orange and forms a conspicuous, nearly isosceles triangle with neighbouring stars. At 44x clearly separated, relatively close together with a small difference in brightness.
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STFA 50 (**)
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| Name: |
STFA50, omicron Cyg, 30/31 Cyg |
| Type: |
** |
| Constellation: |
Cyg |
| Coordinates: |
20h13m37.90s / +46°44'28.80" |
| Components: |
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m1 |
m2 |
ρ |
θ |
Year |
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AD |
3m9 |
4m8 |
336.7" |
322° |
2016 |
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AC |
3m9 |
7m0 |
108.6" |
173° |
2016 |
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| Robert Zebahl |
naked eye, Bortle 6+, SQM-L 19.4
AD: Well split with noticeable difference in brightness.
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B 8x40, Bortle 6-, NELM 5m0
AD: Wonderful double star for binoculars. Large distance of the components, brighter once (31 Cyg) appeared slightly orange, the fainter (Cyg 30) more bluish.
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B 8x40, Bortle 7, NELM 5m0, SQM-L 18.6
AC: Observation at full moon. Easily split with big difference in brightness. Brighter component slightly orange. C component rather faint.
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B 16x70
2020-07-03: Fantastic sight. A: bright orange, D: white-bluish, C: light blue. Very beautiful field.
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80mm f/6.25, 25x, Bortle 7, NELM 5m0, SQM-L 18.6
AC: Similar to the observation with binoculars. C component appeared bluish and gave good contrast to the orange colored 31 Cyg.
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102mm f/11, 28x, Bortle 6+, SQM-L 19.4
Bright, wide apart and wonderful contrast in color. A: light yellowish-orange, C: blue, D: light blue.
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STT 410 (**)
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| Name: |
STT410 |
| Type: |
** |
| Constellation: |
Cyg |
| Coordinates: |
20h39m33.31s / +40°34'46.80" |
| Components: |
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m1 |
m2 |
ρ |
θ |
Year |
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AB |
6m7 |
6m8 |
0.9" |
3° |
2018 |
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AB-C |
6m8 |
8m7 |
68.6" |
70° |
2018 |
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AB-D |
6m8 |
10m0 |
106.6" |
327° |
2018 |
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| Robert Zebahl |
152mm f/5.9, 270x, Bortle 6-
All four components easily visible. The pair AB shows two clear, equally bright, overlapping diffraction disks.
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U Cyg (C*)
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| Name: |
U Cyg |
| Group: |
BLL49 |
| Type: |
*, C*, V* |
| Constellation: |
Cyg |
| Coordinates: |
20h19m36.60s / +47°53'39.09" |
| Brightness: |
5m9-12m1 (463.24d) |
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Very worthwile, easy to find and nice contrast to surrounding stars! Together with its neighbouring star it is known as the double star BLL49.
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| Robert Zebahl |
80mm f/6.25, 25x, Bortle 6
2013-07-31: Deep red. Very nive view! Evident. Magnitude estimated at about 10.0m.
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RED COLORED
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4.5" f/8, 28x, Bortle 7, NELM 5m0
2014-06-09: Faint, but deep red/purple colored.
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RED COLORED
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8" f/6, 37x, Bortle 5, NELM 5m5
2014-05-31: Moderately bright, red colored. Very good contrast to its brighter neighbour-star.
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RED COLORED
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80mm f/6.25, 33x, Bortle 5, NELM 5m8, SQM-L 20.7
2015-07-19: Relatively faint, deep orange to slightly red.
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ORANGE COLORED
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80mm f/6.25, 25x, Bortle 6-, SQM-L 19.5
2016-07-07: At 25x intensive orange coloring, occasionally slight reddish. Similar view at 41x.
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ORANGE COLORED
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102mm f/11, 28x, Bortle 6+, SQM-L 19.4
2019-08-22: Extremely rewarding. Deep red with very nice contrast to neighbouring star.
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RED COLORED
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152mm f/5.9, 49x, Bortle 6, SQM-L 19.6
2020-06-24: Stunning view. At my last observation almost one year ago U Cygni was fainter than its neighboring star (8m0). Now it is even brighter and shows an intense orange or light red. The color impression stays at 49x.
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RED COLORED
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B 8x44, Bortle 6, SQM-L 19.3
2020-06-27: U Cygni visible and brighter than its neighbouring star. It appeared slightly orange.
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ORANGE COLORED
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