NGC6995+NGC6960 - Cirrus Nebula (Rüdiger Patommel)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg) · Contains: 53 Cyg) · Al Janah (ε Cyg · Gienah Cygni · IC 1340 · NGC 6940 · NGC 6960 · NGC 6992 · NGC 6995 · The star 32 Vul · The star 41 Cyg · The star 48 Cyg · The star 49 Cyg · The star 52 Cyg · The star Aljanah · Veil Nebula

NGC6995+NGC6960 - Cirrus Nebula, Rüdiger Patommel

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NGC6995+NGC6960 - Cirrus Nebula

The Cirrus Nebula (also known as the Veil Nebula) is found in the western part of the Cirrus Nebula.
It is probably one of the most beautiful, largest and best-known nebulae in the northern starry sky.
The nebula consists of several delicate segments named NGC 6960, 6979, 9692, 6995 and IC 1340.
The entire Cirrus Nebula has an area of approximately five full moon diameters and is almost 1,500 light-years away.
It was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel in 1784.
This emission and reflection nebula is the remnant of a supernova that occurred about 25,000 years ago.

Der Cirrusnebel (auch als Schleier-Nebel, englisch Veil nebula bezeichnet) ist im West Teil des Cirrus-Nebel zu finden.
Es ist ist wohl einer der schönsten, grössten und bekanntesten Nebel des nördlichen Sternenhimmels.
Der Nebel besteht aus mehreren filigranen Segmenten mit den Bezeichnungen NGC 6960, 6979, 9692, 6995 und IC 1340.
Der gesammte Cirrus-Nebel hat eine Ausdehnung von ca. fünf Vollmond Durchmessern und ist knapp 1500 Lichtjahre entfernt.
Er wurde 1784 von Wilhelm Herschel entdeckt.
Dieser Emissions-und Reflexionsnebel ist der Überrest einer Supernova, die vor etwa 25.000 Jahren stattgefunden hat.

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