A Tantalising Veil (ground-based image)
This ground-based image of the Cygnus Loop measures 3 x 2 degrees and was taken with the Oschin Schmidt Telescope and scanned as part of the Digitized Sky Survey.
Credit:ESA & Digitized Sky Survey (Caltech)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0006c |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 October 2000, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0006 |
| Size: | 4000 x 2782 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cygnus Loop, Veil Nebula |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 20 51 18.02 |
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| Position (Dec): | 31° 12' 43.29" |
| Field of view: | 176.92 x 123.05 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.0° left of vertical |
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