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> NGC 6992-6995 part of the Veil nebula

NGC 6992-6995 part of the Veil nebula

author: R.Gendler/Novapix

reference: a-snv11-00025

Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 15 cm

NGC 6992/5 is part of the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 5 - 10,000 years ago. It is the brighter, eastern half of the much larger Veil Nebula. It is located 1,500 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus.

Keywords for this photo:

ASTRONOMY - CYGNUS - CYGNUS LOOP - EVOLUTION - NGC 6992 - NGC 6995 - STAR - SUPERNOVA - SUPERNOVA REMNANT - VEIL NEBULA -