A Tantalising Veil (ground-based image)
This ground-based image of the Cygnus Loop measures 3 x 2 degrees and was taken with the Oschin Schmidt Telescope and scanned as part of the Digitized Sky Survey.
Credit:
ESA & Digitized Sky Survey (Caltech)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0006c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 October 2000, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0006 |
| Size: | 4000 x 2782 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cygnus Loop, Veil Nebula |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
DSS |
| Infrared I |
DSS |
