This week's APOD is titled "Along the Western Veil". These filaments are in the Earth's sky near the constellation of Cygnus. This is what makes up the western part of the Veil Nebula. Is it by itself the largest supernova remnant ever. It not only has a cloud that is getting larger, but it has reached an explosion about 5,000 years ago. It zoomed through the interstellar shock and went straight to the explosion. The Veil Nebula is also named the Cygnus loop and it spans about 3 degrees which is also 6 times the diameter of the moon.
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