Astronomy Picture of the Day · August 19, 2008

NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 19, 2008 is “NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Adam Block , Mount Lemmon SkyCenter , Univ. Arizona). The original explanation runs about 140 words.

From the explanation

“Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history , a new light must suddenly have appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks. Today we know this light was an exploding star and record the colorful expanding cloud as the Veil Nebula .”

— APOD editors, August 19, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: August 19, 2008
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Adam Block , Mount Lemmon SkyCenter , Univ. Arizona
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 140 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, August 19, 2008 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2008-august-19-ngc-6960-the-witchs-broom-nebula

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