Filaments of the Cygnus Loop. Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Blair; Acknowledgement: Leo Shatz
TheVeil Nebula is a cloud of heated ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus, and makes up the visible portion of the Cygnus Loop, a large but faint supernova remnant, which exploded 5,000-8,000 years ago.
Image Credit: NASA,ESA,ESO
Veil Nebula
