DWB 111 — The Propeller Nebula

by Bob Meincke

Objects in field: LBN 278

Equipment: Askar 71F Flat-Field Refractor, ZWO ASI533MC

Integration: 15h 45m

DWB 111 — The Propeller Nebula Not every object in Cygnus gets a famous Messier or NGC number. Some just get a catalog entry, a nickname, and a shape strange enough to make you stop and look twice. The Propeller Nebula sits in Cygnus, buried in one of the richest hydrogen regions of the northern sky. It is one of those objects that looks simple at first glance — two opposing blades, a faint hub,…