The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.
It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant. The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun which exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. At the time of explosion, the supernova would have appeared brighter than Venus in the sky, and visible in daytime. The remnants have since expanded to cover an area of the sky roughly 3 degrees in diameter (about 6 times the diameter of the full moon. The distance of 2400 light-years is based on direct astrometric measurements. The analysis of the emissions from the nebula indicate the presence of oxygen, sulfur, and hydrogen. The Cygnus Loop is also a strong emitter of radio waves and x-rays.
NGC 6960 Veil Nebula
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.
It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant, many portions of which have acquired their own individual names and catalogue identifiers. The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun, and it exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. The remnants have since expanded to cover an area of the sky roughly 3 degrees in diameter (about 6 times the diameter of the full Moon). While previous distance estimates have ranged from 1200 to 5800 light-years, a recent determination of 2400 light-years is based on direct astrometric measurements.
Photographed with APO 107mm refractor telescope and Nikon D800 DSLR camera in Stuvsta, November 2020. Exposure was 43 * 3 min with IDAS LPS D2 light pollution filter. Post-processing in Pixinsight.
NGC 6960 Veil Nebula
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.
It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant. The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun which exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. At the time of explosion, the supernova would have appeared brighter than Venus in the sky, and visible in daytime. The remnants have since expanded to cover an area of the sky roughly 3 degrees in diameter (about 6 times the diameter of the full moon. The distance of 2400 light-years is based on direct astrometric measurements. The analysis of the emissions from the nebula indicate the presence of oxygen, sulfur, and hydrogen. The Cygnus Loop is also a strong emitter of radio waves and x-rays.
Photographed with APO 107mm refractor telescope and ASI 2600MC color camera in Stuvsta, August 2021. Exposure was 15 * 3 min with IDAS LPS D2 light pollution filter. Two combined and then cropped images. Post-processing in Pixinsight.
NGC 6960, Veil Nebula
Mosaic of the the complete Veil Nebula (NGC 6960) in Cygnus. Two combined photos with the APO 94 mm refractor telescope and the ASI 2600MC color camera, photographed in Stuvsta during two nights in October 2023. Exposures were about 3.5 hours per mosaic segment with IDAS NB1 narrowband filter.
NGC 6960, Veil Nebula
Mosaic of the the complete Veil Nebula (NGC 6960) in Cygnus. Two combined photos with the APO 94 mm refractor telescope and the ASI 2600MC color camera, photographed in Stuvsta during two nights in October 2023. Exposures were about 3.5 hours per mosaic segment with IDAS NB1 narrowband filter.
