Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Filamentary nebula  ·  Lace-work nebula  ·  NGC 1530  ·  NGC 6960  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  Veil nebula
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Veil Nebula NGC6960  in HALRGB, Francesco Wueest
Veil Nebula NGC6960  in HALRGB
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Veil Nebula NGC6960 in HALRGB

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Veil Nebula NGC6960  in HALRGB, Francesco Wueest
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Veil Nebula NGC6960 in HALRGB

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The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop (radio source W78, or Sharpless 103), a large but relatively faint supernova remnant. The source supernova exploded circa 3,000 BC to 6,000 BC, and the remnants have since expanded to cover an area roughly 3 degrees in diameter (about 6 times the diameter, or 36 times the area, of the full moon). (Wiki)

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  • Veil Nebula NGC6960  in HALRGB, Francesco Wueest
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  • Veil Nebula NGC6960  in HALRGB, Francesco Wueest
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    Veil Nebula NGC6960  in HALRGB, Francesco Wueest
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Veil Nebula NGC6960  in HALRGB, Francesco Wueest