Cygnus Loop

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5297. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Interstellar Medium, Interstellar Medium Objects

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A large supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus, measuring nearly 3° across. Some arcs of the Loop, known collectively as the Veil Nebula (or sometimes the Cirrus Nebula), are visible at optical wavelengths; radio, infrared and x-ray images reveal the complete Loop. The brightest part of the Veil is NGC 6992-5, to the east (centered on position RA 20 h 56.4 m, dec. +31° 43'); the western se...

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