Network Nebula
NGC6992
Constellation: Cyg
Size: 60.0'
The
veil nebula is the remnants of a
supernova that occurred an
estimated 5 to 10 thousand years
ago. NGC 6992 is the northern
portion of the eastern part of
the expanding debris cloud. The
veil nebula is quite large (230
x 160 arc-minutes) and has
various catalogue designations
(6992, 6995, 6960, 6970, etc.)
as it was not known that the
faint portions were part of one
object.