About West Veil Nebula (C34)

West Veil Nebula offers a subtle but interesting view 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, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

Type

Supernova Remnant

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

2500 ly

Size

Season

Summer

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

7