230918- Sh2-114 "Flying Dragon" nebula

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ASTRO:
     type=HII Emission Nebula
     const=Cygnus
     mag=Not published; very faint
     dist=There is no calculated distance available
     size=There is no calculated size available
IMAGE:
     location=EB Driveway
     BrtlCls=4
     exposure=CMOS OSC: 35x360s (3.5h)
EQUIPMENT:
     camera=ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro
     optics=Explore Scientific ED102 CF
     corrector=Stellarview 0.8x reducer,  FL=571mm,  f/5.6
     filter=Radian Triad Ultra QuadNB
     mount=Celestron AVX EQ
     guiding=Orion 60x240mm, ZWO ASI224MC
SOFTWARE:
     acquisition=Stellarium, APT, PHD2
     processing=PixInsight, RCAstro, PhotoshopCC, APF-R, LrC

Sh2-114 (the "Flying Dragon" nebula) is a faint and rarely imaged nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus.   It's wispy twisted shapes resemble a flying dragon with outstretched bat-like wings, a serpentine neck, and two aptly placed yellow stars for glowing eyes on its face.  It is an unusual emission nebula that is thought to be sculpted by a combination of intense stellar winds emitted by nearby massive, hot, O and B-type stars interacting with magnetic fields within the interstellar medium.

The Flying Dragon is a cloud studied very little beyond its mere cataloging.  It has a filamentous aspect, constituted by several overlapping arched strands. A semicircle shape with the concavity oriented towards the south and together with the nearby cloud Sh2-113, a bubble structure similar to a supernova remnant.  However, no supernova remnants appear to currently be described in this region.  

This is a very beautiful, but challenging object for amateur astro-imagers to capture due to its extremely faint luminosity.