Sh2-86 – The Flying Fickle Finger of Consequences
July 23, 2023
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A faint emission nebula about 6,200 light years away in the Vulpecula (the Little Fox) constellation, Sh2-86 (NGC 6820) is a faint emission nebula that is home to a couple of Herbig-Haro objects (HH165 & 365).
The open star cluster NGC 6823 is responsible for ionizing the material in the nebula. A finger-like tower of gas and dust, likely caused by erosion due to the radiation from nearby stars, points toward the heart of the nebula. Channeling my inner Dennis Frazier, I gave this object the name you see above
Image Capture
Location:
Back yard in North Dallas
Camera:
Total integration: 18h
Integration per filter:
- R: 20m (40 × 30")
- G: 20m (40 × 30")
- B: 20m (40 × 30")
- Hα: 5h 45m (115 × 180")
- S2: 5h 39m (113 × 180")
- O3: 5h 36m (112 × 180")
Coordinates: 19h 43m 27s · +23° 18′ 37″
Moravian C5a-100M
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Telescope
Takahashi TOA130
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