Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  LBN 357  ·  LBN 358  ·  LBN 362  ·  PK085+04.1  ·  Sh2-115  ·  Sh2-116
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Sh2-115 and Sh2-116 in HaRGB, Göran Nilsson
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Sh2-115 and Sh2-116 in HaRGB

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Sh2-115 and Sh2-116 in HaRGB

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Sh2-116 (the red dot to the right of the image) may or may not be a planetary nebula. Here are some info on Sh2-115 from an APOD text: Sharpless 115 stands just north and west of Deneb, the alpha star of Cygnus. Noted in the in the 1959 catalog by Stewart Sharpless (as Sh2-115) the faint but lovely emission nebula lies along the edge of one of the outer Milky Way's giant molecular clouds, about 7,500 light-years away. The nebular glow is powered by hot stars in star cluster Berkeley 90. The cluster stars are likely only 100 million years old or so and are still embedded in Sharpless 115. But the stars' strong winds and radiation have cleared away much of their dusty, natal cloud.

Data processed with the latest tools (StarXT and NoiseXT) to bring out as much dust as possible. RGB was collected with an Esprit 150 (with ASI071) and Ha with an Esprit 100 (ASI1600MM).

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Sh2-115 and Sh2-116 in HaRGB, Göran Nilsson