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

NGC 6960 The Western Veil Nebula, Nicholas Gialiris
NGC 6960 The Western Veil Nebula
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NGC 6960 The Western Veil Nebula

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NGC 6960, The Western Veil Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light would have suddenly appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks.

Today we know this light was from a supernova, or exploding star, and record the expanding debris cloud as the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant.

The bright star in the frame is 52 Cygni, visible with the unaided eye from a dark location but unrelated to the ancient supernova remnant.

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NGC 6960 The Western Veil Nebula, Nicholas Gialiris