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> Part of the Veil nebula: NGC 6992-6995

Part of the Veil nebula: NGC 6992-6995

author: Sebastian Voltmer/Novapix

reference: a-snv11-00059

Image Size 300 DPI: 26 * 17 cm

NGC 6992/95 is the brighter eastern half of the Veil Nebula, a remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 10,000 years ago. It is located 1,500 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus.

Keywords for this photo:

2014 - ASTRONOMY - CYGNUS - CYGNUS LOOP - EVOLUTION - NEBULA - NGC 6992 - NGC 6995 - STAR - SUPERNOVA - SUPERNOVA REMNANT - VEIL NEBULA -