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The Veil Nebula, NGC 6960
- Reference
- a-snv11-00042
- Date
- 2006-09-24
Ten thousand years ago a star exploded. The supernova remnant is called the Veil Nebula. Here is the west end of the Veil Nebula known as NGC 6960 or the Witch's Broom Nebula. The rampaging gas gains its colors by impacting and exciting existing nearby gas. The supernova remnant lies about 1,400 light-years away towards the constellation of Cygnus. The bright star 52 Cygnus is visible with the unaided eye from a dark location but unrelated to the ancient supernova.This image is based on data acquired by the Oschin Telescope at the Mount Palomar Observatory.
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