Moving filaments of the Veil Nebula
This video shows the movement of the gas filaments within the Veil Nebula in comparing the observations made in 2015 with observations from 1997. The expansion of the gas in comparison to the background stars are clearly visible.
Credit:NASA, ESA; Hubble Heritage Team
Acknowledgment: J. Hester (Arizona State University)
About the Video
| Id: | heic1520c |
| Release date: | 24 September 2015, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1520 |
| Duration: | 12 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Cygnus Loop, NGC 6960, Veil Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Category: | HD Nebulae |
