DWB 111/119 !
The Propeller Nebula is part of a vast and rich region in Cygnus known as Cygnus X Complex. The Propeller is often designated as DWB 111; however, this is incorrect, as we will see. The proper designation is Simeiz 57.
Courtesy: Patrick A. Cosgrove
The Veil Nebula in Cygnus.
Cropped from a 135mm image, taken from my back garden in London.
Courtesy: DeepSky London (@sajjadahmed1)
Sh2-119 !
Also known as the Clamshell Nebula, is a large complex of emission nebulosity in Cygnus, about 2 degrees east of the much more famous North America Nebula. It is located just around 68 Cygni, a quite bright star of magnitude 5 and one of the stars responsible for ionizing the surrounding gas.
Credit: Maroun Mahfoud
Riding a Blast Wave!
This brilliant streak of light is a small section of the Cygnus supernova blast wave, as spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope. The blast, which is about 2,400 light-years away, was from a supernova explosion that tore apart a dying star 20 times more massive than our sun between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago.
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Blair; CC BY 4.0;
Acknowledgement: Leo Shatz
