The Witch's Broom

A blue and red bit of nebulousity, part of a supernova remnant, in the vague shape of a broom, with a bright star where one might ride it.

The Witch’s Broom, NGC6960.

I’ve recently reprocessed this set of exposures from 2017 using AstroPixelProcessor, and I’m quite pleased with the resutls.

Exposure
120s
Gain
ISO 3200
Frames
9
Time
18m
Telescope
Orion ED80 f/7.5 APO Refractor w/ 0.85x Reducer/Flattener
Mount
Orion SkyView Pro w/ SynScan 3 German Equatorial Mount
Camera
Fujifilm X-T2
Guider
Orion StarShoot Autoguider
Software
PHD2 Guiding, Iridient X-Developer, DeepSkyStacker, Adobe Photoshop
Chart
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