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Astrophotographer captures the Veil Nebula's western arc
Original: NGC 6960 - West Veil Nebula # astrophotography # Nature # Space
Amateur astronomers are sharing a new image of NGC 6960, the western section of the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. The shot highlights the nebula's delicate filaments of glowing gas, the remains of a star that exploded thousands of years ago. Space and nature enthusiasts are praising the detail captured through astrophotography.
Why now: Amateur astrophotography images of well-known deep-sky objects regularly circulate and draw appreciation from space enthusiasts.
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- NGC 6960 - West Veil Nebula # astrophotography # Nature # Space · MDindar@universeodon.com · 3
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