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NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

NASA APOD · Adam Block, Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, Univ. Arizona
COSMIC MESSAGE

Ten thousand years ago, a star exploded, creating the Veil Nebula, a colorful expanding cloud. The west end of the Veil Nebula, known as NGC 6960 or the Witch's Broom Nebula, is shown here. The expanding debris cloud gains its colors by sweeping up and exciting existing nearby gas. The supernova remnant is about 1,400 light-years away in Cygnus.

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NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
2008-08-19 · ♌
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NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
NASA APOD · Adam Block, Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, Univ. Arizona
BORN 6522 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 19 AUG 2008 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 19 AUG 2008.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 AUG 2008
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 92% lit
POSITION
Day 232 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 6 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
NEARBY DATES