Object of the Season (Summer 2017)
The "Veil Nebula" in Cygnus
This is the famous “Veil Nebula”. It was first seen by William and John Herschel. Dreyer used several NGC-numbers for the various parts of the extended supernova remnant. The western wing (NGC 6960) is around the star 52 Cygni. A small telescope with large field of view should show the “Veil” under dark sky conditions. A line filter is very useful.
![The Veil Nebula taken with Canon 200mm lens and SBIG camera by Rainer Sparenberg and Stefan Binnewies The Veil Nebula taken with Canon 200mm lens and SBIG camera by Rainer Sparenberg and Stefan Binnewies](/images/nebulae-clusters/veilcomplex/capellaobservatory_veilnebula_03102011_small.jpg)
- Name
- The Veil Nebula
- Position (2000)
- 20 45 38 +30 42 30 (Cyg)
- Type
- Emission Nebula (supernovaremnant)
- Magnitude
- 7
- Size
- 3° (100ly)
- Distance
- 1470 ly
- Other Designations
- NGC 6960, NGC 6974, NGC 6979, NGC 6992, NGC 6995, IC 1340, Caldwell 33/34, LBN 191, CED 182
Results of the observations of NGC6960/92/95 will be published in DSO 178.
Wolfgang Steinicke - Nebulae and Clusters Section Director