Veil Nebula
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A tour of the Veil nebula, from West to East
The Veil Nebula in Cygnus covers a field of approx 3° x 3° (about 6 times the moon diameter). Following pictures are selected portions.

NGC6960, mosaic of 4 images

Large image

NGC6960, detail around bright Mag 4 star.
20h45:39 +30°42'
NGC6979, 20h50:56 +32°09'
NGC6992, 20h56:17 +31°42'
NGC6995, 20h57:00 +31°13'
Scale 1/2 (766x511, 221 kbytes) click here
Full size (1294x976, 575 kbytes) click here
Mosaic of 4 images covering the eastern part of the Veil nebula, known as Network nebula