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Eastern Veil Nebula

Taken by: Bob Finnigan and Lee Green

Date: 06/29/2011

Exposure: 45-30-30-30-90-90 LRGBHaOIII

Description: Taken over several nights the Eastern Veil shows delicate tendrils of Hydrogen and Oxygen gasses that were expelled during a supernova explosion that is thought to have occurred over 1400 years ago. This section of the Eastern Veil is only a small part of the colorful larger cloud.

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