File:The Western Veil Nebula (48818101553).jpg
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This is a region known as the Western Veil Nebula. It is the remnant of a supernova. The star that exploded as 20 times more massive than our Sun and it happened around 8,000 years ago. The nebula is approximately 1,470 light-years from Earth. This image is a stacked version of 30 one-minute exposures with a Celestron 8-inch Rowe-Ackermann Telescope and an ASI 294mc color camera. Taken at the Deerlick Astronomy Village, near Sharon, Georgia on 9-29-19. |
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| Source | The Western Veil Nebula |
| Author | Stephen Rahn from Macon, GA, USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by StephenGA at https://flickr.com/photos/97839409@N00/48818101553. It was reviewed on 11 November 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero. |
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