The Veil Nebula is roughly 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. It is the remnants of a star that was roughly 20 times as big as our sun and exploded about 10,000 years ago.

In Puhl’s prize-winning image, the reflection nebula in the foreground and the ... and judge of Sky-Watcher International’s photography contest, explained that Puhl’s precision and unique ...