Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  67 Cyg  ·  67 sig Cyg  ·  LBN 333  ·  LBN 346  ·  LBN 347  ·  PGC 2101583  ·  PGC 2104237  ·  PGC 2116856  ·  PGC 2116860  ·  PGC 66585  ·  PGC 66686  ·  PK083-08.1  ·  Sh2-113  ·  Sh2-114  ·  The star σ Cyg
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The Dragon of Cygnus, Jeff Reitzel
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The Dragon of Cygnus

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The Dragon of Cygnus

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The Dragon of Cygnus. This is the complex around Sharpless 2-114. This is an extremely faint hydrogen and dust complex not far from some of the more popular nebula in Cygnus. The unique filamentary structure appears like an ancient supernova remnant but none have ever been recorded in this area. Not much is known about this area. Current theory suggest the shapes have formed from both magnetic fields and interstellar wind from nearby hot O and B type stars.

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The Dragon of Cygnus, Jeff Reitzel