The Cygnus Loop is a big donut-shaped nebula situated around 2,400 light-years far from Earth.

Understood as W78 and Sharpless 103, it is in fact a broadening blast wave from a supernova surge that happened in between 10,000 and 20,000 years back.

Its name originates from its position in the northern constellation of Cygnus, where it covers a location 36 times bigger than the moon.

The visual part of the supernova residue is referred to as the Veil Nebula, likewise called the Cirrus Nebula or the Filamentary Nebula.

“This nebula is the residue of a star approximately 20 times as enormous as the Sun that blew up in between 10,000 and 20,000 years back,” the Hubble astronomers stated.

This brand-new image is comprised of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the optical part of the spectrum.

“This view integrates images taken in 3 various filters, highlighting emission from hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen atoms,” the astronomers stated.

“The image reveals simply a little portion of the Veil Nebula. If you might see the whole nebula without the help of a telescope, it would be as broad as 6 moons positioned side by side.”

“Although this image catches the Veil Nebula at simply a single time, it will assist scientists comprehend how the supernova residue has actually progressed over years.”

“Combining this photo with Hubble observations from 1994 will expose the movement of specific knots and filaments of gas over that period of time, boosting our understanding of this spectacular nebula.”