The Veil Nebula (Sharpless 103)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , the Veil Nebula is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 21° above the horizon at dawn.

Name The Veil Nebula (Sharpless 103)
Object type HII region
Other names
The Veil Nebula
The Cirrus Nebula
The Cygnus Loop
Sh2- 103[2]
Position
Right ascension:20h50m [2]
Declination:+30°55' [2]
Constellation:Cygnus
Magnitude:2.70 (V) [1]
Angular dimensions:210.0 arcmin
Sources
[1] Manually entered

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