The Western Veil Nebula (NGC6960)
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 Western Veil Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:14 (PDT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:12, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:38, 59° 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
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.