Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6960  ·  The star 52 Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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NGC6960 Witch's Broom, Misi Róbert
NGC6960 Witch's Broom
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NGC6960 Witch's Broom

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NGC6960 Witch's Broom, Misi Róbert
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NGC6960 Witch's Broom

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This beautiful nebula is NGC6960, located in the western part of the Veil Nebula complex in the Cygnus constellation. This remnant of a supernova explosion from about 10,000 years ago is located approximately 3,000 light-years away. Its fine complex fibrous structure makes it unmistakable with other objects. The color of the nebula is given by the doubly ionized hydrogen (red) and oxygen (blue) gases! The photo was taken using special narrow-band filters, which produces an extremely detailed and high-contrast image.

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NGC6960 Witch's Broom, Misi Róbert

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Gothard Group (Magyarok/Hungarians)