Sh2-106
Sharpless 2-106 (Sh2-106) is a bipolar nebula made up of glowing gas and dust that shrouds a natal high-mass star. High-speed winds eject material from the forming star deep within, causing the hourglass shape of the nebula. Research also indicates that other stars are forming within the cloud and may someday result in a cluster of 50 to 150 stars.
| Observatory: | Gemini Observatory (North) Mauna Kea, Hawai'i |
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| Telescope: | Gemini North |
| Instrument: | GMOS-N |
| Astronomer: | Gemini Observatory and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Date of Observation: | 10-14-2009 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | Hydrogen alpha (red), Oxygen [OIII] (green), Sulphur [SII] (blue) and Helium HeII (violet) |
| Exposure Times: | 3x300sec in each filter |
| Location of Image: | Cygnus |
| Field of View: | 3.9 x 3.9 arcmin |
| Orientation: | Rotated CCW 125 degrees from north is up east is to the left |
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