NGC 6992 is one of the brightest portions of the Veil of Cygnus, a large supernova remnant located in the constellation Cygnus, an estimated 1,200–5,800 light-years from Earth.
The explosion that generated it dates back approximately 10,000–20,000 years, and the interaction of the shock wave with the interstellar medium produced filaments of ionized gas.
The photo was very disturbed by the presence of the full moon and the transit of some clouds.
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