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Colorful wisps of red, orange, and blue gas mark the edge of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant against a dark star-filled background. Detail of the Cygnus Loop.This nebula is the product of a supernova explosion; in this section, the blast wave has encountered an area of dense interstellar gas, creating turbulence in the wave and causing it to glow. The picture is a composite of three images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Add new Web site: Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian - The Cygnus Loop. Aug 05, 2019
Article revised and updated. Feb 26, 2009
Added new Web site: Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer - Cygnus Loop. Oct 22, 2007
Article revised and updated. Mar 09, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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