Astronomy Picture of the Day - Supernova Remnant: The Veil Nebula

APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 22 Jun, 2022 | Image Credit & Copyright: Craig Stocks (Utah Desert Remote Observatories)

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light would have suddenly have appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks. Today we know this light was from a supernova, or exploding star, and record the expanding debris cloud as the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant. Imaged with color filters featuring light emitted by sulfur (red), hydrogen (green), and oxygen (blue), this deep wide-angle view was processed to remove the stars and so better capture the impressive glowing filaments of the Veil. Also known as the Cygnus Loop, the Veil Nebula is roughly circular in shape and covers nearly 3 degrees on the sky toward the constellation of the Swan (Cygnus). Famous nebular sections include the Bat Nebula, the Witch's Broom Nebula, and Fleming's Triangular Wisp. The complete supernova remnant lies about 1,400 light-years away.

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[MtnClimber]

[MtnClimber]

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[Gay State Conservative]

later

[DannyTN]

[GaltAdonis]

An exceptionally colorful one. Thanks.

[BenLurkin]

Day glow. Needs day glow, or black light paint.

[MtnClimber]

No cheeseburger? Celery and grubs? I know it is a future meal, but so soon?

[DannyTN]

Yeah I’m looking for the meat Galaxy myself.

[yesthatjallen]

Read the first sentence at this link and compare:

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180408.html

[dragnet2]

Veil Nebula is an awesome sight...Here's my close up of the eastern Veil I captured a while back.

It's the remains of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago.

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[MtnClimber]

Yes, sometimes they reuse old photos AND text. Budget cuts or something.

[henkster]

Is there a pulsar associated with this nebula?

[MtnClimber]

Is there a pulsar associated with this nebula?

Not sure if there is a pulsar. The spin of a pulsar beam is in a plane, like a disc, so if Earth is not in the plane then a pulsar probably won't be detected.

[Conan the Librarian]

Never quite looks that way in my scope, even with the OIII filter

[Red Badger]

I see a huge..............................never mind...............................