Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6979  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995  ·  The star 48 Cyg  ·  The star 49 Cyg  ·  The star 52 Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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Veil nebula, Bars Károlyi
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Veil nebula

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Veil nebula

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The veil nebula, also called cygnus loop, is a supernova remnant. Between 10,000-20,000 years ago a star exploded 2400 light years from us. What remains today is a vast bubble of gas that spans 3 degrees in the night sky.
This is over 3 hours of data, collected over two nights.

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Veil nebula, Bars Károlyi