Ionut Nedelcu from Central Bedfordshire, England The Cygnus Loop (Sharpless 2-103), a supernova remnant whose brightest arcs form the Veil Nebula, lies about 2,400 light-years away. Its glowing filaments trace gas heated by the blast wave of a massive star that exploded roughly 10,000 years ago. The imager took 17 hours of exposure in Hα/OIII/RGBContinue reading "Thrown for a loop" The post Thrown for a loop appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.
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