Western Veil Nebula (Cadwell 34), Pedro Zampella

Western Veil Nebula (Cadwell 34)

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
Western Veil Nebula (Cadwell 34), Pedro Zampella

Western Veil Nebula (Cadwell 34)

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The Veil Nebula is a cloud of ionized gas that is part of the Cygnus Loop, the remnant of a supernova that occurred between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. It is located in the Cygnus region, about 2,400 years light away from us. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784.

In the center of the image there is a bright star: 52 Cygni. This star is fairly visible with the naked eye, even inside cities. The abundancy of stars in this imagine is caused by the location of this nebula from our perspective, in the band of the Milky Way.

This picture was taken from Gran Alacant, Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain.

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Western Veil Nebula (Cadwell 34), Pedro Zampella