Stirling Astronomical Society Gallery

Widefield view of the Veil Nebula in Cygnus. The entire nebula is a supernova remnant, and consists of the Eastern Veil (NGC 6995) on the left and the Western Veil (NGC 6960) on the right. The Western Veil contains a number of distinctive featues include Pickering's Wedge and the Witch's Broom. This image uses the Hubble Palette, which displays Hydrogen-α emissions in green, Oxygen (OIII) in blue, and Sulphur (SII) in red.