Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6914
Reflection in Emission (NGC6914), Graeme Coates
Reflection in Emission (NGC6914)
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Reflection in Emission (NGC6914)

Reflection in Emission (NGC6914), Graeme Coates
Reflection in Emission (NGC6914)
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Reflection in Emission (NGC6914)

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NGC6914 is a small reflection nebula in Cygnus, illuminated by the stars in the Cygnus OB2 association - this is approx 6000 light years distant, and is surrounded by the pervasive H-Alpha emission seen within this part of the milky way. 

Taken from EEYE between March and June 2021. 

Image Capture: G Coates/P Tribe
Processing: G Coates

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Reflection in Emission (NGC6914), Graeme Coates

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Entre Encinas y Estrellas (e-EyE)