Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  The star 68Cyg
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Sh2-119 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory, Deep Sky West (Lloyd)
Sh2-119 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory
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Sh2-119 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory

Link to TIFF/FITS: http://www.deepskywest.com
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Sh2-119 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory, Deep Sky West (Lloyd)
Sh2-119 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory
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Sh2-119 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory

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Sh2-119 in SHO. From Skyfactory.org...

Sh2-119, or Sharpless 119, is a large complex of emission nebulosity in Cygnus constellation, about 2 degrees east of the North American Nebula. It is located just around 68 Cygni, a quite bright star of magnitude 5. The nebula was catalogued by astronomer S. Sharpless in his famous "Catalogue of HII Regions", published in 1959. Sharpless described it as a large (have an apparent diameter of about 2 degrees) and "bright" nebula. The nebula is crossed by several dark dust lanes and globules, especially on the southern part.

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Sh2-119 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory, Deep Sky West (Lloyd)