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

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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), David Schlaudt
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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)

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The Western Veil Nebula or Witches Broom Nebula is segment of the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant from a star roughly 20 times the mass of our sun which exploded between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago. This has always been one of my favorite deep sky objects because of the delicate looking structure and the mix of red and blue filaments which result from ionized hydrogen & oxygen.

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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), David Schlaudt