The Veil Nebula - Full Complex
A wide-field view of the full Veil Nebula supernova remnant complex in Cygnus. Other images of the Veil are also on file: an earlier grayscale H-alpha attempt, an even earlier film attempt, and a more recent bicolor image.
Full acquisition details for this image are forthcoming.
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- What it is
- The Veil Nebula is the expanding wreckage of a massive star that exploded as a supernova an estimated 10,000-20,000 years ago -- this view spans the full complex, including the Eastern Veil (NGC 6992/6995), Western Veil/Witch's Broom (NGC 6960), and the fainter Pickering's Triangle in between.
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Distance
- ~2,400 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- ~7 (varies by section)
- Angular size
- ~3 degrees across the full complex
- Coordinates
- RA 20h 45m, Dec +30° 43′ (approximate center)
This summary was generated by an AI assistant from general astronomical references, not from Jay's own notes on this specific image. Treat every detail above as a starting point for research, not settled fact.