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Cygnus Loop Nebula

Cygnus Loop Nebula
Date taken Fri Mar 23 2012 Authorship NASA's JPL centre Keywords & Keyphrases Galaxy Evolution Explorer GALEX Metadata JSON

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Wispy tendrils of hot dust and gas glow brightly in this ultraviolet image of the Cygnus Loop nebula, taken by NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer. The nebula lies about 1,500 light-years away.