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Revisiting the Veil Nebula (Cygnus Loop , NGC 6960 , Veil Nebula) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Revisiting the Veil Nebula

September 24, 2015 · ESA/Hubble · Cygnus Loop , NGC 6960 , Veil Nebula · Cygnus

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This image shows a small section of the Veil Nebula, as it was observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This section of the outer shell of the famous supernova remnant is in a region known as NGC 6960 or — more colloquially — the Witch’s Broom Nebula.

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