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Depicts: Cygnus Loop, Veil Nebula, NGC 6992, NGC 6995, NGC 6960, Witch's Broom Nebula, 52 Cygni, HR 7942 Copyright: ESA & Digitized Sky Survey (Caltech) Show in archive: true
This ground-based image of the Cygnus Loop measures 3 x 2 degrees and was taken with the Oschin Schmidt Telescope and scanned as part of the Digitized Sky Survey.