Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995
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The Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC 6992, Steven Bellavia
The Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC 6992
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The Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC 6992

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The Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC 6992, Steven Bellavia
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The Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC 6992

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The Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC 6992, is part of a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus that formed when a star 20 times more massive than the sun exploded, approximately 15,000 years ago. This supernova remnant has expanded to cover an area of the sky roughly 3 degrees in diameter (about 6 times the diameter of the full Moon). It is 2,400 light years distant.

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The Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC 6992, Steven Bellavia

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