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Cygnus Loop, Frank Sackenheim
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The Cygnus Loop is a supernova remnant in the constellation of cygnus. It is a pretty large object and fills the entire field of my camera. More common names for those nebulae are Veil Nebula or Cirrus Nebula. Parts of the whole complex are called Whitch´s Broom or Pickering´s Triangle. Catalog entries are NGC 6992, NGC 6995, NGC 6974, NGC6979 and NGC 6960.

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Cygnus Loop, Frank Sackenheim