This is an image of Sh2-82 in Sagitta, sometimes called the "Little Cocoon" nebula.? It is a combination emission and reflection nebula located about 3600 light-years away.? Its location in the sky places it in a very dense region of the Milky Way with an overwhelming number of field stars.? For that reason, I chose to suppress the field stars in order to focus attention on the nebula itself.? The image was captured during 4 nights in June 2023 under fair to average conditions. Image acquisition was done with a 12.5" PlaneWave scope and a QSI-640ws camera at f/8 for a final LHaRGB integration of 19.5 hours.
Thanks for looking,
Bruce W.
