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The Starless Veil - C33, Rob Calfee

The Starless Veil - C33

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The Starless Veil - C33, Rob Calfee

The Starless Veil - C33

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The Veil, yearly tradition, starless. 
Caldwell 33 is part of an extensive supernova remnant known as the Veil Nebula (or the Cygnus Loop). Caldwell 33 is often called the Eastern Veil, and includes regions also cataloged as NGC 6992 and NGC 6995. The opposite side of the Veil Nebula, the Western Veil, is Caldwell 34.The Veil Nebula is the cosmic shrapnel left over from a star that exploded several thousand years ago. It lies within our own galaxy, about 2,000 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation. The entire Veil Nebula is 110 light-years across, covering an area of sky that’s six times bigger than that covered by the full moon.

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