Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon, Ivaylo Stoynov
Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon
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Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon

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Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon, Ivaylo Stoynov
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Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon

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This is an unusual HII emission nebula. The filamentary structures resembles a supernova remnant. However, no supernova remnant appears to be recorded for this location.

The wispy structures are likely the result of winds from hot, massive stars interacting with the magnetic fields in the interstellar medium. But very little is known about it.

(Source: galaxymap.org, www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1112.html)

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