Title | Nebulae |
View | NGC 6960, NGC 6992 44:9 (2008-003) |
Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
Description | Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. The Veil Nebula (NGC 6960) is at the left, and its eastern portion (NGC 6992) to the right. Photograph taken with a 48-inch Schmidt telescope from Mount Wilson Observatory. |
Subject Terms | Supernova remnants | Nebulae | Cygnus (Constellation) | Astronomical photography |
Photographer | Parker, Robert Allan Ridley, born 1936 |
Photograph Date | 1961-09 |
Physical Format | Transparencies; 17.3 x 17.7 cm |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf6-01226 |
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