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Sh2-82 in Sagitta

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Date Taken:
Don Goldman
Sharpless 82
Nebula
Sierra Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake, CA
08-13-2007
Description

Published in Astronomy Magazine Reader Gallery, April, 2008, page 79

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Sharpless 2-82 in Sagitta is a combination HII region and reflection nebula, also known as LBN  29.  It is illuminated by a B0 star  and is1100 pc distant. 

Similar to the Cocoon and Trifid Nebulae, there are occluding dust filaments over the HII region, surrounding blue reflection and a larger-scale dark lane running through the region.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Technical Details
Exposure Time:
 2 hrs Lum; 4 hrs RGB
Camera:
 SBIG STL11000
Telescope:
 RC Optical 16" f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien
Mount:
 Software Bisque Paramount ME
© 2010 Don Goldman
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