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Swan song
Team Atlaskies, taken in Oukaimeden, Morocco
W63 (also known as SNR G082.2+05.3) is a supernova remnant in Cygnus, the debris of an exploded star. This image was taken with a 4.2-inch scope and over 51 hours of integration in Hα/OIII/RGB filters.