A Tantalising Veil
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.
Credit:ESA & Digitized Sky Survey (Caltech)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0006a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 10 October 2000, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0006 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2164 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cygnus Loop, Veil Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical B | DSS | |
| Infrared I | DSS |
Notes: The foreground image is from the HST. The background image was taken as part of the DSS.