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The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. [4]It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, [5] a supernova remnant, many portions of which have acquired their own individual names and catalogue identifiers.
The Cygnus Loop (radio source W78, or Sharpless 103) is a large supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Cygnus, an emission nebula measuring nearly 3° across. [1] Some arcs of the loop, known collectively as the Veil Nebula or Cirrus Nebula, emit in the visible electromagnetic range. [1] Radio, infrared, and X-ray images reveal the ...
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Veil Nebula: 100–130 ly (31–40 pc) [61] Supernova remnant: Located in the Cygnus Loop: NGC 3576: 100 ly (31 pc) [62] Emission nebula: N41: 100 ly (31 pc) [63] Emission nebula: The following well-known nebulae are listed for the purpose of comparison. Orion Nebula: 20 ly (6.132 pc) [64] Diffuse Nebula: The closest major star formation region ...
It spins at a rate of 30 times per second, spewing energy beams and taking on a decidedly pulsating appearance.
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]
NGC 6826 (also known as Caldwell 15) is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is commonly referred to as the "Blinking Planetary", although many other nebulae exhibit such "blinking". When viewed through a small telescope, the brightness of the central star overwhelms the eye when viewed directly, obscuring the surrounding ...
A photo of the Messier 51 galaxy taken on June 3, 1902, at the Yerkes Observatory George Ritchey image of what he called the Great Nebula in Cygnus (In modern times the Veil Nebula); taken with the two-foot reflecting telescope with 3 hours exposure