This image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the world's most powerful X-ray telescope, shows the Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant of the explosive death of a massive star. This 3D model is the result of a simulation showing the interaction of a blast wave from the explosion with an isolated cloud of the interstellar medium, dust and gas in between the stars. via NASA/SAO/CXC

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#PhotoOfTheDay: Seeing the #CygnusLoop in a New Way

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory provides another way to experience this data: three-dimensional (3D) models that allow people to explore – and print – examples of stars in the early and end stages of their lives.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/seeing-the-cygnus-loop-in-a-new-way/

Hubble Space Telescope verkent de kleurrijke Sluiernevel

De Hubble Space Telescope heeft een mooie opname gemaakt van een klein deel van de Sluiernevel, die weer deel uitmaakt van een supernovarestant bekend als de Cygnus Loop.

Deze Hubble-opname toont een deel van de Sluiernevel. Credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble /

https://www.kuuke.nl/hubble-space-telescope-verkent-de-kleurrijke-sluiernevel/

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Last night I finally got lucky with the weather again and collected almost 4h of photons on the Cygnus Loop ✨

I have not imaged this target before, so I am still very amazed by the sharp and stringy look oft these supernova shock waves!
This might be the best target there is for a dual narrowband filter + OSC.

Full resolution and technical info at Astrobin:
https://www.astrobin.com/b6iwil/

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