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Sh2-106

Sh2-106 — Celestial Snow Angel Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Cygnus
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Cygnus
Right ascension
20h 27m 24s
Declination
+37° 22′ 48″
Magnitude
Not recorded
Angular size
3′ × 2′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Advanced
Best months
June, July, August, September, October
Catalog IDs
Sh2-106;S106

About this target

Compact bipolar star-forming nebula in Cygnus. Small target favoring long focal length.

Recommended telescopes

Celestron
3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 15% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 10% of APS-C FOV
Meade
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 9% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 9% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 9% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 9% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 0.34° × 0.23°
Scale 0.20″/px
Target fills 22% of frame
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FOV 0.48° × 0.32°
Scale 0.28″/px
Target fills 16% of frame
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FOV 0.43° × 0.29°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 17% of frame
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