Eastern Veil Nebula
In the constellation of Cygnus. About 1,500 light-years away, and spanning roughly 50 light-years, we can admire the splendid remains of a supernova that exploded tens of thousands of years ago: these filaments form the Veil Nebula. This shot captures three main portions of these immense remains, which together trace out a complete circle: NGC 6992, NGC 6995 and IC 1340. An intricate web of extremely faint filaments… a delicate veil left behind by the explosion, destined to fade away in a few thousand years, once the effects of the blast finally die out.
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