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The Veil Nebula Unveiled
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07.12.2005 00:00
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The Veil Nebula Unveiled
Explanation: These wisps of gas are all that remain visible of a
Milky Way
star. Many thousands of years ago that star exploded in a
supernova
leaving the
Veil Nebula
,
pictured above
. At the time, the
expanding cloud
was likely as bright as a crescent
Moon
toward the
constellation
of
Cygnus
, visible for weeks to people living at the dawn of
recorded history
. The
supernova remnant
lies about 1400
light-years
away and covers over five times the size of the
full Moon
. The
above image
of the
Veil
was made clearer by digitally dimming stars in the frame. The bright wisp at the top is known as the
Witch's Broom Nebula
and can be seen with a small telescope. The
Veil Nebula
is also known as the
Cygnus Loop
.
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