About East Veil Nebula (C33)

East Veil Nebula stands out as a well-known observing object and presents itself as a diffuse object. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Observing conditions matter, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

Type

Supernova Remnant

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

2500 ly

Size

Season

Summer

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

7