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NGC 6960

NGC 6960

The Veil Nebula (also known by the Caldwell Catalogue designations C 33 and C 34) is a vast diffuse nebula visible in the south-eastern part of the constellation of Cygnus. Its distance is not known with certainty; data from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) indicate a distance of about 1,470 light-years.