Object name
Sh2-98 nebula

Constellation: Cygnus
Distance : 12000 years

Imaged by Jean-Yves Beninger from Alqueva Dark Sky, Portugal
in July 2026

Equipment:
Astro-Physics Mach1
Astro-Physics AP130 Starfire EDF with 2.7" field flattener 67PF562, 873mm
Camera Zwo ASI 2600MM pixel size 3.76µ
Filters H, O, R, G, B

Description:

Sharpless 2-98 (Sh2-98) is a faint emission nebula in Cygnus, shaped by the powerful Wolf–Rayet star WR 130. Its intense radiation and stellar winds have carved a bubble in the surrounding gas, while nearby molecular clouds show signs of ongoing star formation.