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| Catalogue and alternative designations |
NGC 6960 and NGC 6992 the most prominent parts of the Veil nebula complex |
| Type | Supernova remnant |
| Position | 20 45 38, +30 42 30 (NGC 6960), 20 56 23, +31 43 (NGC 6992) |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Camera and Telescope | QSI 583 WSG, 20cm Maksutov Newtonian courtesy Dean Salman |
| Focal Ratio | F4 |
| Exposure Details | HaRGB 140:80:80:80 with Astrodon series 2 filters |
| Description | The
Veil nebula is probably the
second most well known supernova
remnant after the Crab
nebula. These images are of
the western part with the
foreground star 52 Cygni (NGC
6960) and the the also prominent
eastern part (NGC 6992).
The whole complex covers about 3
degrees and there are several
catalogued objects contained
within, the main ones being, in
addition to NGC 6960 and NGC
6992, NGC6995 and IC 1340.
The Veil is comparatively close
at 1470 light years and the
supernova explosion that created
it was some 5000 - 8000 years
ago.
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