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The Cygnus Loop

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The Veil Nebula is a large, relatively faint supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. It is also known as the Cygnus Loop or the Witch's Broom Nebula. Despite its overall brightness of about magnitude 5, this object is only visible to the naked eye under exceptionally good viewing conditions, because its light is distributed over such a large area. NGC 6992 and NGC 6995 are the only parts of the supernova remnant that can be unmistakably seen in binoculars. Look for them 3.5 degrees southeast of Epsilon Cygni and 2.5 degrees northest of 52 Cygni. The Eastern Veil Nebula appears as a faint, hazy, somewhat bloated fishhook, the shaft of which points directly at Epsilon Cygni. This was shot   iOptron CEM70, ASKAR FRA300, ASI2600MC, Antlia ALP-T filter. Bortle  1  Processed in Pixinsight.

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