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  2. Veil Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Western Veil (also known as Caldwell 34), consisting of NGC 6960 (the "Witch's Broom", [10] Lacework Nebula, [8] "Filamentary Nebula" [10]) near the foreground star 52 Cygni; The Eastern Veil (also known as Caldwell 33 ), whose brightest area is NGC 6992 , trailing off farther south into NGC 6995 (together with NGC 6992 also known as ...

  3. Cygnus Loop - Wikipedia

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    NGC 6960, the Western Veil, is the western part of the remnant, also known as the "Witch's Broom", located at J2000 RA 20 h 45 m 58.1 s Dec +30° 35′ 43″. [3] As the westernmost NGC object in the nebula (first in right ascension), its number is sometimes used as an NGC identifier for the nebula as a whole.

  4. File:Veil Nebula - NGC6960.jpg - Wikipedia

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  5. Cygnus (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    NGC 6992 (Eastern Veil Nebula – center) and NGC 6960 (Western Veil Nebula – upper right) photographed from a dark site. To the south of Epsilon Cygni is the Veil Nebula (NGC 6960, 6979, 6992, and 6995), a 5,000-year-old supernova remnant covering approximately 3 degrees of the sky - [66] it is over 50 light-years long. [4]

  6. Caldwell catalogue - Wikipedia

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    Flaming Star Nebula: Nebula: 1.6 Auriga: 13 C32 NGC 4631: Whale Galaxy: Barred Spiral Galaxy: 22,000 Canes Venatici: 9.3 C33 NGC 6992: East Veil Nebula: Supernova Remnant: 2.5 Cygnus: 7 C34 NGC 6960: West Veil Nebula: Supernova Remnant: 2.5 Cygnus: 7 C35 NGC 4889: Coma B: Supergiant Elliptical Galaxy: 300,000 Coma Berenices: 11.4 C36 NGC 4559 ...

  7. 52 Cygni - Wikipedia

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    52 Cygni with NGC 6960, part of the Veil Nebula. 52 Cygni is a giant star in the northern constellation of Cygnus with an apparent magnitude of 4.22. Based on its Hipparcos parallax, it is about 291 light-years (89 pc) away.

  8. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    The Ring Nebula is located in the lower right of the image Gum Nebula: 809–950 ly (248–291 pc) [16] [17] Emission nebula: Extends about 36° of the sky Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) 758 ly (232 pc) [18] [19] [20] H II region: The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image NGC 6188: 600 ly (180 pc) [21] Emission nebula: NGC 592

  9. NGC 7048 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 7048 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. The bright star to the lower left of the nebula is a magnitude 10.5 star, designated TYC 3589-4652-1. The nebula is slightly brighter along the west and east sides. [4] This planetary nebula has an apparent magnitude of 12.1. [3]