Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Filamentary nebula  ·  Lace-work nebula  ·  NGC 6960  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  Veil nebula
The Veil Nebula, Darkestskiesdotcom
The Veil Nebula
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The Veil Nebula

The Veil Nebula, Darkestskiesdotcom
The Veil Nebula
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The Veil Nebula

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The Veil nebula obtained last winter sometime is interesting in that it was created by a supernova around the time of the Egyption empire. Did they see the supernova? Maybe.

Its fairly close to us at about 1500 light years away.

The image is about 24 hours of open camera time obtained over a month or so.

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The Veil Nebula, Darkestskiesdotcom