This object, nicknamed the Flying Dragon Nebula, is a faint emission nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus at a declination of +39 degrees. Surprisingly little has been written about this beautiful object, so its nature remains a mystery. Its wispy filaments resemble a supernova remnant but no such remnant has been identified for this location.
I was surprised to find no papers or research on the origin of this object. Certainly this filamentary nebula has a story to tell - hopefully somebody will tell it soon.
The tiny bright red object above and slightly right of this nebula is the quadrupolar planetary nebula Lan 384, also known as Kn 26.
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A big thank you to all of my Astrobin friends who attended my Compendium presentation on the YouTube Astro Imaging Channel this past Sunday night. A recorded version of the presentation can be seen here. Although I couldn't see them at the time, I went through and read all of the comments that were posted during my talk. All of you are so supportive, I am speechless!
Alan, Mike, Caleb, John, Rudi, Jeff, Linda, Marsha, Leah, Gowri, Tim, Uwe, Tam, Nick, Tareq and everyone else who watched or commented, thank you!
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