Cygnus loop

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Cygnus loop [′sig·nəs ‚lüp]

(astronomy)

A supernova remnant about 17,000 years old, and 30-40 parsecs across and probably about 770 parsecs distant that emits radio waves and x-rays as well as visible light. Also known as Veil Nebula.

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No references found			Images taken by the unrepaired Hubble Space Telescope had revealed such a pattern for the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant 2,500 light-years from Earth (SN: 3/13/93, p. A supernova remnant's shocking trail by Cowen, Ron / Science News And among the remnants of these explosions, the Cygnus Loop - a broken, brightly lit ring measuring 137 light-years across - stands out as a prime target for observers. Anatomy of a supernova by Cowen, Ron / Science News Astronomers working with HUT have also calculated the speed of a shock wave plowing through interstellar space from the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant about 26,000 light-years from Earth. Measuring a shocking velocity by Cowen, Ron / Science News			cyclotron D cyclotron emission Cyclotron Frequency cyclotron magnets Cyclotron Radiation Cyclotron Resonance Cyclotron resonance experiments cyclotron wave cyclotron-frequency magnetron cyclotron-resonance heating cyclotron-resonance maser cycm CYCOLOR Cydia Cydippida Cydippidea Cydnidae Cydones, Demetrius Cydonia Cyg Cyg X-1 Cyg X-3 cygnet Cygnus Cygnus A Cygnus loop Cygnus Tcl Tools Cygnus X-1 Cygnus X-3 Cygwin cyhexatin CYL L Cylinder cylinder actuator cylinder block cylinder bore cylinder collar cylinder function cylinder gap cylinder glass cylinder head Cylinder Liner cylinder lock cylinder machine Cylinder Oil cylinder press cylinder saw cylinder screw cylinder seal cylinder skew cylinder stock			Cygnets Cygninae Cygninae Cygninae Cygnini Cygnini Cygnini Cygnor Cyllido Addsyg Bellach Cymru Cygnus Cygnus Cygnus Cygnus Cygnus (constellation) Cygnus (constellation) Cygnus (constellation) Cygnus (genus) Cygnus (genus) Cygnus (genus) Cygnus (swan) Cygnus (swan) Cygnus (swan) Cygnus A Cygnus atratus Cygnus buccinator Cygnus buccinator Cygnus columbianus Cygnus columbianus bewickii Cygnus columbianus columbianus Cygnus cygnus Cygnus ECos Public License Cygnus loop Cygnus olor Cygnus olor Cygnus Support Cygnus Support Cygnus Tcl Tools Cygnus X-1 Cygnus X-3 Cygnus X1 Cygnus, Your GNU Support CygnusEd CygnusEd CygnusEd cygon CYGS Cygwin Cygwin Keeper of Acronyms CYH CYHA cyhalothrin cyhalothrin cyhalothrin cyhexatin cyhexatin CYHF CYHO CYHP CYHS CYHSY CYI CYIA

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