Witch's Broom

This image of a supernova remnant called the Witch's Broom received high commendation in the Deep Space category. It shows scattering debris from a Milky Way star that exploded several thousand years ago. These cosmic filaments are part of the Veil Nebula, one of the largest supernova remnants in the sky. It lies some 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.