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The Witches Broom - Eastern Veil Nebula NGC6960, KTAZ
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The Witches Broom - Eastern Veil Nebula NGC6960

Revision title: Reprocessed

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The Witches Broom - Eastern Veil Nebula NGC6960

Revision title: Reprocessed

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Part of the much larger Veil Nebula, The Witches Broom is a portion of the Eastern Veil, an area of the outermost shell of gas and dust expelled from a supernova. 

The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun which exploded around 8,000 years ago. It would have been brighter than Venus in the sky and visible during the day.

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Title: Reprocessed

Description: I was unhappy with the lack of Ha and wanted to bring it out more. I also felt the OIII got a bit washed out.

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The Witches Broom - Eastern Veil Nebula NGC6960, KTAZ