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This image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the world's most powerful X-ray telescope, shows the Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant of the explosive death of a massive star. This 3D model is the result of a simulation showing the interaction of a blast wave from the explosion with an isolated cloud of the interstellar medium, dust and gas in between the stars. via NASA/SAO/CXC
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📸 Veil Nebula: Wisps of an Ancient Supernova
About 7,000 years ago, a star exploded in the Milky Way, creating the Veil Nebula. Once as bright as a crescent Moon, it now appears as delicate filaments of gas in the constellation Cygnus. This image from Kuwait in 2024 shows hydrogen in red and oxygen in blue.
📷 Abdullah Alharbi / NASA APOD
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Cygnus Loop
Around 725pc (2400ly) distant, the Cygnus Loop (Sharpless Sh2-103) is an emission nebula in Cygnus nearly 3° across, a large supernova remnant caused by a star 12-15 solar masses (unidentified).
Prints, etc: https://shiny.photo/photo/Cygnus-Loop-973a46a9ee9ac1db85339d88f7988077
Details: https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/124555/deep_sky/veil-nebula/supernova-remnant/by-xylophilist
#Astrophotograhy #photography #cygnusloop #SupernovaRemnant #pixinsight #darktable #nebula