Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  52 Cyg  ·  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6974  ·  NGC 6979  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995  ·  Sh2-103  ·  The star 52 Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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Cygnus Loop, Mark Abbott
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Cygnus Loop

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Cygnus Loop

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The Cygnus Loop is a supernova remnant from a massive stellar explosion that happened 5,000 to 8,000 years ago.  Image taken with Hydrogen Alpha and Oxygen iii filters and processed in Astro Pixel Processor.

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