The Western Veil Nebula | NGC 6960

Western section of the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant known as the Great Cygnus Loop. Click on the image for a fullscreen version.

Below: A rotated crop. The bright star is fourth-magnitude 52 Cygni. Click for a fullscreen version.





11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at 560mm focal length; dedicated astro camera.