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NGC 6960 is called the Veil Nebula. It is a prominent part of a vast super nova remnant called the Cygnus Loop. It is 2,400 light years distance. The supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun which exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. I photographed the Veil Nebula in October 2021 at the AstroFarm dark sky location, Confolens, Poitou-Charentes France. #veilnebula #ngc6960 #cygnusloop #supernovaremnant #astrophotography #astrophotographie #astronomyphotography #astronomy #astronomie #astronomiefrance (at Astrofarm) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU774goIT_9/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Veil Nebula is a beautiful result of a supernova that occurred long ago in the past, where the expanding dhock wave from the supernova slammed into the surrounding interstellar gas, heating it up, exciting it and caused it to glow. Even now, the Veil is still ballooning outwards. The reason why the Veil Nebula looks the way it is is because we are viewing it edge-on. In this image, it is framed such that the Western Veil, also known as NGC6960, the “Finger of God” or the “Witch’s Broom” can be seen at the top part of the image, with the bright star 52 Cygni lighting the way. Below the dramatic and beautiful Western Veil is Pickering’s Triangle and the “Funnel”, much fainter patches of the Veil supernova remnant. The Pickering’s Triangle is a beautiful tangle of filaments and cavities that narrows to a small point, resembling a triangle with an extended point. Lastly there is NGC6974 and NGC6979 at the bottom left corner of the image. The Veil Nebula is a beautiful sight to behold in large telescopes visually with the aid of a filter such as a UHC or OIII filter, popping out with dimensionality and contrast. It is a target that benefits from long exposures and this image is made up of 10-minute subexposures totalling 3 hours. Shot with a QHY294C with an STC Astro-DuoNB filter and a 70mm APO refractor on a CEM25P. #ngc6960 #westernveilnebula #westernveil #astrophotography #astro_photography_ #astrophotographer #astrobackyard #astronomy #deepskyobject #deepskyphotography #pickeringtriangle #ngc6979 #ngc6974 #narrowbandimaging #ig_astrophotography #astrophotographie #amateurastrophotographyezine #amateurastronomy #cem25p #qhy294c #天体観測 #天体写真 ＃星雲 #nebula https://www.instagram.com/p/B0fXc04FZNU/?igshid=1uclpb9ehdxau

by David Wills

NGC6960, Veil Nebula [2502x1564] via /r/spaceporn http://ift.tt/2fydSya

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Western Veil and Pickering's Triangle - December 2014 by BudgetAstro on Flickr.