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Veil Nebula
Veil Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, et al

Veil Nebula

Veil Nebula, also known as Cirrus Nebula and Filamentary Nebula and Witch’s Broom Nebula is a supernova remnant type nebula located in the constellation Cygnus .

Stats and Info:

      1. Name:
      2. Veil Nebula
      1. Alt Name:
      2. Cirrus Nebula
      1. Alt Name 2:
      2. Filamentary Nebula
      1. Alt Name 3:
      2. Witch’s Broom Nebula
      1. Parent structure
      2. Cygnus Loop
      1. Nebula type:
      2. supernova remnant
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 7
      1. Size:
      2. 3°
      1. Distance (ly):
      2. 2,000
      1. NGC/IC #:
      2. NGC 6960/6995
      1. Caldwell #:
      2. C33/C34
      1. Note:
      2. contains Eastern+ Western Nebulae, and Pickering’s Triangle

    * One can see up to magnitude 7 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.