Sharpless 2-106

by Brandon Pimenta

Sh2-106 is a bipolar nebula in Cygnus. It is known as the Celestial Snow Angel and also the Hourglass Nebula. A young massive star in the center blows away a strong stellar wind from it poles and ionizing the dust creating this star-forming region which spans 2 light years. Red: hst_12326_43_wfc3_ir_f160w_sci.fits Green: Pseudo Blue: hst_12326_43_wfc3_ir_f110w_sci.fits Data from February 12, 2011…