Here is an image of the eastern portion of the Veil or Cirrus Nebula in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan or Northern Cross). The entire nebula complex is a supernova remnant, what's left over from a massive stellar explosion that occurred approximately 15,000 years ago.
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| Eastern Veil Nebula AG Optical 10" f/3.8 Newtonian telescope. FLI ML11002-C camera. 30-minute exposure (two 15-minute subexposures). No dark, flat, or bias frames. |
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