Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  PK085+04.1  ·  Sh2-115  ·  Sh2-116
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Sh2-115 and Abell 71 (PLN 85+4.1), Gary Lopez
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Sh2-115 and Abell 71 (PLN 85+4.1)

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Sh2-115 and Abell 71 (PLN 85+4.1), Gary Lopez
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Sh2-115 and Abell 71 (PLN 85+4.1)

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Sh2-115 is northwest of Deneb in the constellation Cygnus. It is a emission nebula whose complex glowing patterns are powered by an embedded open star cluster, Berkeley 90. In the top left of the frame is Abell 71 (PLN 85+4.1), now thought to be misclassified as a planetary nebula, but is an area of gas concentration associated with Sh2-115. All in all, it is a remarkably rich area of nebular structure in the night sky.

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