Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  31 Vul  ·  32 Vul  ·  49 Cyg  ·  52 Cyg  ·  53 eps Cyg  ·  BW Vul  ·  Gienah  ·  IC 1340  ·  LBN 191  ·  LBN 230  ·  LDN 846  ·  LDN 864  ·  LDN 868  ·  LDN 873  ·  LDN 874  ·  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6974  ·  NGC 6979  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995  ·  NGC 7013  ·  PK072-07.1  ·  PK075-04.1  ·  PK076-05.1  ·  Sh2-103  ·  T Cyg  ·  T Vul  ·  The star 31Vul  ·  The star 32Vul  ·  The star 49Cyg  ·  And 3 more.
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Cygnus Loop in HOO, Prabhakaran
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Cygnus Loop in HOO

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Delicate in appearance, these filaments of shocked, glowing gas, draped in planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus, make up the Veil Nebula. The nebula is a large supernova remnant, an expanding cloud born of the death explosion of a massive star. Light from the original supernova explosion likely reached Earth over 5,000 years ago. Also known as the Cygnus Loop, the Veil Nebula now spans nearly 3 degrees or about 6 times the diameter of the full Moon. That translates to over 70 light-years at its estimated distance of 1,500 light-years. In fact, the Veil is so large its brighter parts are recognized as separate nebulae,  including The haunting IC 1340 at the bottom and Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979) below and left of center. At the top is the Witch's Broom (NGC 6960)

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Cygnus Loop in HOO, Prabhakaran