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The Veil Nebula, Detail, NGC 6979

by

D.De Martin/Novapix

Reference

a-snv11-00034

Date

2006-09-24

Ten thousand years ago a star exploded. The supernova remnant is called the Veil Nebula. Here is the central part of the Veil Nebula known as NGC 6979.The rampaging gas gains its colors by impacting and exciting existing nearby gas. The supernova remnant lies about 1,400 light-years away towards the constellation of Cygnus. This image is based on data acquired by the Oschin Telescope at the Mount Palomar Observatory.