... The Veil Nebula itself is a large supernova remnant, the expanding debris cloud from the death explosion of a massive star. ... In fact, this entrancing telescopic portrait gives the impression the witch has fixed her gaze on Orion's bright supergiant star Rigel. ... The North America Nebula . ... Specifically, in analogy to the Earth-confined continent, the bright part that appears as Central America and Mexico is actually a hot bed of gas, dust, and newly formed stars known as the Cygnus Wall. ...