Nebulae
Cygnus Loop
January 6, 1993 · ESA/Hubble · Cygnus Loop , NGC 6960 , SNR 074.0-08.5
This is an image of a small portion of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, 1991. The Cygnus Loop marks the edge of a bubble-like, expanding blast wave from a colossal stellar explosion which occurred about 15,000 years ago.
More Hubble images of Cygnus Loop , NGC 6960 , SNR 074.0-08.5
The Cygnus LoopFebruary 20, 1995Melnick 34 WF/PC ImageJanuary 13, 1994
Melnick 34 WFPC2 ImageJanuary 13, 1994
HST Reveals Growth Processes of Young Star, Herbig-Haro Object #2June 10, 1993
Complex Cloud of Gas Heated by Shock WavesApril 14, 1993
The Cygnus Loop Supernova RemnantJanuary 6, 1993
Hen 1357: A Young Planetary NebulaJanuary 5, 1993
Gas Plume From a Newborn StarDecember 16, 1992