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2025 October 01 - NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

2025 October 01 - NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

Update: 2025-10-01
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In today's image, we see the supernova remnant known as the Witch's Broom Nebula. This is the remnant of a star that would have been seen to explode here on Earth about ten thousand years ago.


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2025 October 01 - NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

2025 October 01 - NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

Robert M Wagner