NGC6960
Images
The Cygnus Loop is a massive supernova remnant that emits radiation across the full electromagnetic spectrum. The broadband or visible portion is often classified as separate nebulae like NGC6960 ('The Veil Nebula' or the 'Witch's broom') and NGC6962. This is a wide field shot that captures the entire loop over 2 hours of exposure with a narrowband filter.
2022-07-30
In the Southern Cross (or Cygnus) where a star no longer glows, Its energy loans the colorful bones that filaments expose / Threads of red and strands of green entangle in their space, The expanding shell of the star that fell and is no longer in its place. The Witch's Broom as some presume is just part of a bigger tale / Of Cirrus clouds, Pickering's Triangle and the Eastern and Western Veil. In space it's stranded the filaments expanded and twisted around the core / That attracts our gaze as we trace the maze, both amazed and grateful yet more.
2023-07-09
The Cygnus Loop is a massive structure of supercharged gas expanding rapidly from the center of a supernova in the distant past. This image captures the Veil Nebula or Witch's broom end and used a narrowband filter to enhance the detail.
2022-06-24
The Colorful Field of Cygnus Stars
This beautiful region is full of stars and some of the most bright and beautiful nebulae including The Cygnus Loop (Veil Nebula), the North America Nebula, the Crescent Nebula and the Tulip Nebula.
2022-06-24
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My best space pictures taken in 2022
Collage of planets, galaxies, nebulae, and more that I captured in 2022. From Saturn and Andromeda to Thor's Helmet and the Milky Way.
2022-12-20 00:00:00 +0000