NGC 6960
NGC 6979
Veil Nebula
NGC 6992
NGC 6995
Photo: Hubble Space Telescope (67k jpg)
- RA 20:50 Dec 31 (Cygnus)
- Type: supernova remnant
- Distance: 2600 ly
- aka the Cygnus Loop.
- This image shows only a small part of this large nebula; it actually extends over several degrees of sky in several distinct pieces.
- The supernova exploded about 15,000 years ago.
HST 67k jpg
HST 195k gif
(caption)
HST 40k jpg
(caption)
| Bill Arnett |