Caldwell 34
C34
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Nebula, Supernova Remnant
- Distance from Earth
- 2,000 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 8 mag
- NASA description
- Caldwell 34 is the western part of the Veil Nebula.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 2,000 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 26 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 8 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- It lies in Cygnus — find the constellation first to know where to look.