NGC 6960

West Veil Nebula and Pickering's Triangle

The Western Veil (NGC 6960), also nicknamed the Witch's Broom, is a fragment of the Veil supernova remnant in Cygnus. A massive star exploded about 10,000 to 20,000 years ago, some 2,400 light-years away. Pickering's Triangle is part of the same structure: fine filaments of oxygen and hydrogen. Western Veil (Witch's Broom) and Pickering's Triangle — supernova remnant. 1 h 40 limited by clouds. Imaged from Le Pradet / Toulon (Var, Bortle 7 skies). AstroBin source: https://app.astrobin.com/i/42r22c Location: Le Pradet / Toulon, Var, France (Bortle 7).

Total integration · 1.7 h

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