wide field astrophotography
Located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, the Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960, C34) is also known as the Witch's Broom Nebula or the Filamentary Nebula. Part of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant (Sh2-103), the Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated ionized gas (oxygen, sulfur, and hydrogen) and dust.
Camera: ASI2600MC | Scope: 749mm Askar 107PHQ | Exposure: 1h 44m | Date: 2025-08-31
The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun which exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. For more info and photos of the Cygnus Loop go to https://bluespeck.ca/sh2-103.
annotated version detailing some of the surrounding deep sky objects
Finding chart mapping process created in Pixinsight (Pleiades Astrophoto)
The small red rectangle at the centre of the finding chart (above), shows the actual orientation and location of the photograph.
