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NGC6960 NGC6992 Cygnus Loop, Peter Sellen
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NGC6960 NGC6992 Cygnus Loop

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NGC6960 NGC6992 Cygnus Loop

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The Cygnus Loop /Veil Nebula NGC6960 /NGC6992 is a large supernova remanent in the constellation of Cygnus. Distance from Earth is 2400 million light years. The age of the explosion is approximately 20,000 years. The image was take on a very clear night in Purbeck with good seeing - Bortle 4/5 skies. The image was taken with a wide field Redcat 51 scope which allowed capture of the full Cygnus Loop in a single image. Process in Pixinsight.

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NGC6960 NGC6992 Cygnus Loop, Peter Sellen