The Western Veil Nebula (NGC6960)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Western Veil Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 40° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:48, 78° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 61° above your western horizon.
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Name
The Western Veil Nebula (NGC6960)
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Object type
Supernova remnant
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h45m [1] |
| Declination: | +30°35' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 7.00 (B) [1] |
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