If you recognize the name Cygnus Loop, it may well be from another image taken by Hubble which we picked as one of the 10 best images the telescope captured since its launch. This is the Veil ...

The Veil Nebula, also known as the Cygnus Loop, was created when a massive star went supernova and exploded some 10,000 years ago in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan, about 1,400 light-years ...

Part of a much larger nebula known as the Cygnus Loop, the Veil is comprised of the leftovers of a star that exploded between 5,000 and 8,000 years ago. Skip to main content.

The Veil Nebula is the visible part of the Cygnus Loop, although the Hubble photo only shows a small part of it. The delicate filaments of gas visible in the Veil Nebula have made it a favorite ...

Part of a much larger nebula known as the Cygnus Loop, the Veil is comprised of the leftovers of a star that exploded between 5,000 and 8,000 years ago. For at least half a century, ...

The Veil Nebula is part of the nearby Cygnus Loop, which is a remnant of a supernova created about 10,000 years ago by the death of a star 20 times the mass of our sun.

June 12, 2004 A. complex network of glowing filaments, the Veil Nebula has long been a favorite of both amateur and professional astronomers.. Part of a much larger nebula known as the Cygnus Loop ...

The Cygnus loop, also known as the Veil Nebula, is well-known to amateur astronomers as a challenging target for larger telescopes. It has a diameter of about 3 degrees (corresponding to 6 full ...

Only a small portion of the nebula was captured in this image. The Veil Nebula is the visible portion of the nearby Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant formed roughly 10 000 years ago by the death of ...

The Cygnus Loop is a large supernova remnant — the gaseous remains of a massive ... NGC 6974 and NGC 6979 near the top-center; and the Veil Nebula (NGC 6960) and Pickering’s Triangle along ...

The Veil Nebula is actually just a tiny, tiny part of a much larger structure known as the Cygnus Loop. If you could see the entire loop with your own eyes in the night sky, one side to the other ...