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Credit & Copyright: Paul Mortfield,
Stefano Cancelli
Explanation:
Menacing
flying
forms and garish colors are a mark of the Halloween season.
They also stand out in
this
cosmic close-up of the eastern Veil Nebula.
The Veil Nebula itself is a
large supernova remnant, the expanding
debris cloud from the death explosion of a massive star.
While the Veil is roughly circular in shape covering nearly 3 degrees
on the sky in the constellation Cygnus, this portion of the eastern
Veil spans only 1/2 degree, about the apparent size
of the Moon.
That translates to 12 light-years at the Veil's
estimated distance of 1,400 light-years from planet Earth.
In this composite of image data recorded through
narrow band filters,
emission from hydrogen atoms in the remnant is shown in red with strong
emission from oxygen atoms in greenish hues.
In the western part of the Veil lies another seasonal apparition,
the Witch's Broom.
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Publications with keywords: Veil Nebula - supernova remnant - NGC 6960
Publications with words: Veil Nebula - supernova remnant - NGC 6960
See also:
- APOD: 2025 October 1 Á NGC 6960: The Witchs Broom Nebula
- APOD: 2025 June 9 Á Between Scylla and Charybdis: A Double Cosmic Discovery
- APOD: 2025 June 2 Á Veil Nebula: Wisps of an Ancient Supernova
- Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
- APOD: 2025 January 8 Á Supernova Remnants Big and Small
- APOD: 2024 September 18 Á The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant
- APOD: 2024 September 4 Á NGC 6995: The Bat Nebula