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Bookmark or Share- Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant - NASA ScienceThe Cygnus Loop appears as a faint ring of glowing gases about three degrees across (six times the diameter of the full moon), located in the northern constellation Cygnus the Swan. The supernova remnant is within the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy and is 2,600 light-years away.
- Cygnus Loop Nebula - NASAWispy tendrils of hot dust and gas glow brightly in this ultraviolet image of the Cygnus Loop nebula, taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. The nebula lies about 1,500 light-years away, and is a supernova remnant, left over from a massive stellar explosion that occurred between 5,000 to 8,000 years ago.
- Veil Nebula - WikipediaThe Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. [4] It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, [5] a supernova remnant, many portions of which have acquired their own individual names and catalogue identifiers
- High Energy Astrophysics Picture Of the Week - NASAShards of a Star: A High-resolution X-ray Image of the Cygnus Loop The Cygnus Loop is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. It represents the remains of a star which exploded about 20,000 years old.
- Cygnus Loop - HubbleSiteThe nebula, called the Cygnus Loop, forms a bubble-like shape that is about 120 light-years in diameter. The distance to its center is approximately 2,600 light-years. The entire nebula has a width of six full Moons as seen on the sky.
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