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
Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon
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Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon

Acquisition details

Dates:
Aug. 25, 2017 ·  Aug. 26, 2017 ·  Aug. 27, 2017
Frames:
Baader Planetarium Ha 7nm 2": 39×900(9h 45′) -30°C bin 1×1
Baader Planetarium OIII 8.5nm 2": 16×300(1h 20′) -30°C bin 2×2
Integration:
11h 5′
Avg. Moon age:
4.78 days
Avg. Moon phase:
24.07%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1711186

RA center: 21h21m13s.4

DEC center: +38°4908

Pixel scale: 1.606 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 256.694 degrees

Field radius: 0.622 degrees

Resolution: 2200x1715

File size: 5.4 MB

Locations: Nedelkovo, near Sofia, Bulgaria

Data source: Backyard

Description

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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