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The Western Veil Nebula - Witch

The Western Veil Nebula - Witch's Broom

The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a large but r...
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The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a large but relatively faint supernova remnant. This is the Western Veil also known as Caldwell 34 and consisting of NGC 6960 (Witch''s Broom, Finger of God, etc.). This is a mix of 60 and 90 second exposures at ISO 3200 with a total exposure time of 24 minutes using a Canon 6D and 400mm lens. The photo was taken on August 17, 2014.
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