Part of The Veil Nebula, also known as the Cirrus Nebula, this complex is the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 10,000 years ago.
It is located 1,400 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus. NGC 6979 (known as Pickering's Triangular Wisp), is located NW of 52 Cygni.
RGB Image taken on 2 July 2011 from Lockwood Valley, California
RGB 60:30:60 minutes 2x binned
15 minute sub-exposures