Sh2-115 is another one of the extremly faint emission nebulae catalogued by S. Sharpless in 1959. This one is located in Cygnus, just 2 degree north of Deneb, the brightest star in that constellation. Sharpless 115 is actually the designation of the brightest part of the emission nebulosity near the lower edge of the frame, which shows some substructure caused by dark lanes. These brightest parts of the nebula can be glimpsed visually, but it takes a dark sky and a decent rich-field telescope.
The reflection nebula van den Bergh 134, which is situated around the bright star at the upper right of the frame, makes for an interesting contrast in color.
Sh2-115 seems to be a rarely photographed object, as not many images of this nebula can be found in the web.
Sharpless 115 and vdB 134, Wright-Newtonian photograph.
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