Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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DWB 111, John Bozeman
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DWB 111

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DWB 111

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DWB 111, also known as the Propeller Nebula is a hydrogen-alpha emission nebula in Cygnus. The propeller shape is actually a small portion of a much larger emission nebula, which can be seen as faint red hydrogen-alpha nebulosity throughout the image frame. The Cynus X complex lies around 4600 light years from Earth.

Composite image of DSS-II data (70%) and WISE IR data (30%).

2nd Digital Sky Survey data:
Red and Blue plates.

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) IR Data
Color Mapped:
Red - 22 micron IR
Green - 12 micron IR
Cyan - 4.6 micron IR
Blue - 3.4 micron IR

 Processed with Registar, GraXpert, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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DWB 111, John Bozeman