Cygnus Loop (OSC, Mosaic)

Target details:
Cygnus Loop is a supernova remnant located 2,100 lightyears away in the Cygnus constellation that spans 110 lightyears across. Size of about six full moons in our clear night skies, this supernova remnant is the remains of a star that has ended its life in an explosion. In the case of the Veil Nebulae, the star in question was 20 times the mass of the Sun and exploded about 8,000 years ago. The Eastern Veil (NGC6992) and the Western Veil (NGC 6960) Nebulae, plus the Pickering's Triangle complete this loop. "The bright star that can be seen in images of the Western veil is 52 Cygni, and actually has nothing to do with the nebula itself. It is merely a foreground star that just appears to be part of the nebula from our perspective."

Data Collection: (Six Panel Mosaic)
After one and half year of using Telescope Live remote observatories, due to Lupus (SLE) treatment and physical therapy, one late July night, last month, I found the courage, with Judy's help, to take my fave rig to our backyard in Smithville, NJ, under clear Bortle 5 skies!

Equipment used: SW ED100 esprit Triplet Apo on HEQ5 Pro mount with ZWO 294MC Pro main cam and ZWO 120mini guidecam, 60mm guidescope, ASI Air Plus, Optolong L enhance filter, ZWO EAF, ZWO filter drawer, Bathinov mask, dew heater straps and powered by two Jackery packs. Mosaic consisting of Six vertical panels: Only 15 x 180sec light subs per panel; 20 darks, 20 dark flats, and 20 flats per panel. Stacked, mosaiced and processed in Astro Pixel Processor (APP), and post processing done in Pixinsight with final touches using Paintshop pro for white balance, clarity and vibrancy.