Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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Rare Sh2-104 Emission Nebula in SHO, Douglas J Struble
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Rare Sh2-104 Emission Nebula in SHO, Douglas J Struble
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Rare Sh2-104 Emission Nebula in SHO

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I originally captured this back in July. Since then, I have changed my processing regiment a lot and wanted to reprocess it from the ground up. I am much happier with it now.

Sh2-104, also cataloged as DWB 14, is about 14,000 light years away toward the Cygnus constellation.

Seldom imaged by amateur astronomers, this is a very faint emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. This is located due east of the popular Crescent Nebula. Sh-104 is viewed by professional astronomers as a good illustration of the "collect and collapse" model of star formation triggered by the rapid expansion of a Helium II region.

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Rare Sh2-104 Emission Nebula in SHO, Douglas J Struble