Nebula
Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
Part of the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in Cygnus also known as the Witch's Broom Nebula.
- Type
- Nebula
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Connections
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Ken Crawford · CC BY-SA
- Type: Nebula
- Domain: Scientific connections
Experience system V6
Nebular structure profile
A visual story for gas, dust, ionization, star-forming context, and observational imagery.
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Observe
WIKIMEDIA imagery anchors the visual reading with licensed source metadata.
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Measure
Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.
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Locate
Part of New General Catalogue (NGC).
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Connect
3 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Nebula
- Graph relations
- 3
- Verified sources
- 2
- Image records
- 2
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Status
- Graph entity
Scientific map
Atlas context
- Part of
New General Catalogue (NGC)
- Located in
Cygnus
- Associated with
Supernova Remnant
Original SVG diagram
Deep-sky morphology
- Object class
- Nebula
- Catalog numbers
- Not recorded
- Image records
- 2
- Graph relations
- 3
Visual knowledge graph
Relationships, not isolated facts
This viewport is generated from the Asteria knowledge graph. Science, culture, and interpretive links remain separated by domain so visual context never changes the evidentiary meaning of a relation.
- Located inCygnus
- Part ofNew General Catalogue (NGC)
- Associated withSupernova Remnant
Image provenance
Photography as evidence
Continue the atlas
Curated next objects
New General Catalogue (NGC)
A catalogue of nearly 8,000 deep-sky objects.
constellationCygnus
Cygnus is a northern constellation lying along the plane of the Milky Way, one of the 88 modern constellations.
astrophysical object classSupernova Remnant
The expanding cloud of debris left behind when a star explodes as a supernova, sweeping up and shock-heating the surrounding interstellar medium. Supernova remnants seed the galaxy with heavy elements, accelerate cosmic rays, and — like the Crab — can harbour the neutron star born in the collapse.
nebulaNorth America Nebula (NGC 7000)
A large emission nebula in Cygnus whose shape resembles the continent of North America.
nebulaBlinking Planetary
Planetary nebula in Cygnus, magnitude 9.44.
nebulaButterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)
A bipolar planetary nebula in Scorpius with one of the hottest known central stars.
Observation
How this was captured
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Data
Scientific data & provenance
Data & provenance
- Stable ID
nebula:ngc-6960- Type
- Nebula
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
- 3
- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/nebula:ngc-6960
Scientific quality
Substantial4 of 6 applicable dimensions complete
- Description
- Complete
- Source coverage
- Complete
- Relationship coverage
- Complete
- Review coverage
- None
- Citation coverage
- None
- Image coverage
- Complete
- Timeline coverage
- Not applicable
Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.
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- NebulaBlinking PlanetaryLinked through Cygnus
- NebulaButterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)Linked through New General Catalogue (NGC)
- NebulaCat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)Linked through New General Catalogue (NGC)
- NebulaCocoon NebulaLinked through Cygnus
- NebulaCrab NebulaLinked through Supernova Remnant
Sources & references
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.