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APOD from 2013-05-29
NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom #Nebula
A 10,000-year-old supernova explosion created the Veil Nebula, visible today as expanding debris. This image shows its Witch's Broom segment (NGC 6960), with filaments in hydrogen (red) and oxygen (blue-green). Spanning 35 light-years, it lies in Cygnus, 1,400 light-years away. The bright star is 52 Cygni, not part of the nebula.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130529.html
NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom #Nebula
A 10,000-year-old supernova explosion created the Veil Nebula, visible today as expanding debris. This image shows its Witch's Broom segment (NGC 6960), with filaments in hydrogen (red) and oxygen (blue-green). Spanning 35 light-years, it lies in Cygnus, 1,400 light-years away. The bright star is 52 Cygni, not part of the nebula.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130529.html