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A Tantalising Veil (Cygnus Loop , Veil Nebula) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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A Tantalising Veil

October 10, 2000 · ESA/Hubble · Cygnus Loop , Veil Nebula

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This delicate Hubble Space Telescope image shows a tiny portion of the Cygnus loop, a supernova remnant in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan. Measurements on this super-detailed image of a cosmic veil shows that the original supernova explosion took place only 5000 years ago.