My Astrophotography – Sh2-84 (Little California Nebula)

Sh2-84 (Little California Nebula)

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• Sh2‑84 is a compact, faint emission nebula in the constellation Sagitta, physically small on the sky but surprisingly large in real space ~ about 71 light‑years across and roughly 16,300 light‑years away.
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• The Sagitta Bubble is a faint large emission nebula and shell of ionised gas, shaped by the powerful stellar winds of the Wolf–Rayet star WR 128.
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• Object Name
  Sh2-84

• Object Type
  Emission Nebula

• Constellation
  Sagitta

• Magnitude
  n/a

• Distance
  16,300 light-years

• Annotated

Telescope:

Mount:

Accessory:

Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT

ZWO ASIair Plus / PixInsight

Camera:

Guiding:

Filter:

ZWO ASI585MC Pro cooling

ZWO ASI1200MM

2″ Optolong eNhance

• Date:
  Saturday 3rd October 2026

• Moonlit:
  Last Quarter – 29 days old
  Magnitude: -10.4
  Moonlit: 51%

• Total:
  180’s x 50 subs = 2 hour 30 minutes
  

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Sh2-84

Little California Nebula / LBN 131

Emission Nebula

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16,300 light years / 71 light years across

Sag (Sagitta / The Arrow)

19h 47m 08s

+18° 23′ 05″

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