SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
benjaminlaw
Location of Photo:
Cygnus
Date/Time of photo:
June 2023
Equipment:
SW Evostar 80, ASI294MM-P, HRGB filters
Description:
This is another challenge attempted from Bortle 7/8 backyard. A total of about 25 hours of data is collected. Sh2-114 (the Flying Dragon nebula) is a vary faint and rarely imaged nebula. It is located in the constellation of Cygnus. Sharpless (Sh-2) 114 (and 113) are complex and unusual HII emission nebulas. The filamentary structures resemble a supernova remnant. However, no supernova remnant appears to be recorded for this location. Directly above the right wing, halfway between the wing and the edge of the frame, is a planetary nebula. This is cataloged as Kronberger (Kn26), and it is a bipolar emission nebula. Kn26 is a small (110 arc seconds) planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Kn26 was discovered by Austrian amateur astronomer Matthias Kronberger in 2006, although it wasn't spectroscopically confirmed as a planetary nebula until 2011. In 2012 it was established that it was a new member of the very small sub-class of quadupolar planetary nebulae. Technical information: Scope: Sky-watcher Evostar 80 (0.8X FR) Camera: ASI204MM-P Filter: Optolong 2" Ha, R,G,B Exposure: Ha 289x300s, R,G,B 7x180s each (Total ~25 hours)
