Sh 2-7

Sh 2-7 is an emission nebula in the Scorpius constellation.

The nebula is around the star Delta Scorpii.

It lies next to a large reflection nebula, Sh 2-1.

[1] According to the paper Interstellar magnetic cannon targeting the Galactic halo.

A young bubble at the origin of the Ophiuchus and Lupus molecular complexes, the HII region Sh 2-7 may be acting as a faraday screen, altering the polarization of the GCS.