Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6979  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979) in HOO + RGB, Nicholas Gialiris
Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979) in HOO + RGB
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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979) in HOO + RGB

Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979) in HOO + RGB, Nicholas Gialiris
Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979) in HOO + RGB
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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979) in HOO + RGB

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Composite Bi-color HOO + RGB image. The Veil Nebula in the constellation Cygnus forms the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant, including the Western Veil Nebula also known as the Witch's Broom (NGC 6960) and Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979) seen here.

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Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979) in HOO + RGB, Nicholas Gialiris