NGC6979 The Veil Nebula in Cygnus

        Object type:             Spiral (Sb) Galaxy

        Distance from Earth:      1600 light years / 500 parsecs


        The Veil Nebula is a portion of the Cygnus Loop, and is also 
        referred to as the Cirrus Nebula.  The Cygnus Loop is the remnant 
        of a supernova that occurred approximately 20,000 years ago.
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