Cygnus Loop Nebula
galex_glx2012-01r_img01 July 25th, 2018
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Wispy tendrils of hot dust and gas glow brightly in this ultraviolet image of the Cygnus Loop nebula, taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. The nebula lies about 1,500 light-years away, and is a supernova remnant, left over from a massive stellar explosion that occurred between 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. The Cygnus Loop extends over three times the size of the full moon in the night sky, and is tucked next to one of the "swan's wings" in the constellation of Cygnus.
The filaments of gas and dust visible here in ultraviolet light were heated by the shockwave from the supernova, which is still spreading outward from the original explosion. The original supernova would have been bright enough to be seen clearly from Earth with the naked eye.
Provider: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Image Source: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2012-01r_img01.html
Curator: Galaxy Evolution Explorer, Pasadena, CA, USA
Image Use Policy: Public Domain
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- ID
- glx2012-01r_img01
- Subject Category
- B.4.1.4.
- Subject Name
- Veil Nebula, Cygnus Loop, Witch's Broom Nebula, NGC 6960, NGC 6974, NGC 6979, NGC 6992, NGC 6995
- Credits
- NASA/JPL-Caltech
- Release Date
- 2018-07-25
- Lightyears
- 1,470
- Redshift
- 1,470
- Reference Url
- http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2012-01r_img01.html
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- GALEX
- Instrument
- FUV
- Color Assignment
- Blue
- Band
- Ultraviolet
- Bandpass
- Far-UV
- Central Wavelength
- 150
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- 9554.60
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- 2000
- Reference Value
- 312.819, 30.8688
- Reference Dimension
- 6000, 6000
- Reference Pixel
- 3000, 3000
- Scale
- -8.33333333333000e-04, 8.33333333333000e-04
- Rotation
- 0
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- URL
- http://www.galex.caltech.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- 1200 E. California Blvd.
- City
- Pasadena
- State/Province
- CA
- Postal Code
- 91125
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Publisher
- Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- Publisher ID
- galex
- Resource ID
- Resource URL
- /image/galex/glx2012-01r_img01
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- Metadata Date
- 2023-03-04T01:23:02Z
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
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