Uncovering the Veil Nebula
This image shows a small portion of the Veil Nebula known as the Witch's Broom Nebula.
The highlighted portion is an image taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The colour is produced by composite of three different images. The different colours indicate emission from different kinds of atoms excited by the shock: blue shows oxygen, green shows sulphur, and red shows hydrogen.
Credit:NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: J. Hester (Arizona State University) and Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0712e |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 31 July 2007, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0712 |
| Size: | 3557 x 4000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cygnus Loop, NGC 6960, Veil Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Oiii | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical B | DSS | |
| Optical Sii | 673 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | DSS |