The Veil Nebula is a large cloud of heated, ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus, the visible remnant of a massive star that exploded as a supernova roughly 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. The expanding shock wave from that explosion continues to sweep up and energize the surrounding interstellar material, producing the delicate, filamentary structure that gives the nebula its name.
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Constellation CatalogueNew General Catalogue (NGC) 2 Discovery Year In the Other Atlases
In Constellation
Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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2. Veil Nebula (Wikipedia)
Veil Nebula, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.
Article text: catalogue ngc
consisting of NGC 6960
Article text: catalogue caldwell
The Western Veil (also known as Caldwell 34)
In Group: Supernova Remnants, Lead sentence
It constitutes the brightest parts of the visible portion of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant, many portions of which have acquired their own individual names and catalogue identifiers.
View the Source3. Wikidata: Veil Nebula
Wikidata Q828325, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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