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



    
        

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Western Veil Nebula - NGC6960

Western Veil Nebula - NGC6960, 



    
        

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Western Veil Nebula - NGC6960

Acquisition details

Dates:
July 28, 2019
Frames:
60×60(1h)
Integration:
1h
Avg. Moon age:
25.52 days
Avg. Moon phase:
17.12%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2884747

RA center: 20h45m50s.4

DEC center: +30°4149

Pixel scale: 1.442 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 97.055 degrees

Field radius: 1.252 degrees

Resolution: 2601x1732

File size: 2.7 MB

Locations: Chuchupate Ranger Park, Frazier Park, CA, United States

Data source: Traveller

Description

The Western Veil Nebula is an emission Nebula that is part of the greater Cygnus Loop. The overlapping filaments are remnants of a supernova.

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