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 in the dawn sky, rising at 02:49 (PST) – 3 hours and 38 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.
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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.