Sh2-101 Region
Tulip Nebula & other Emission Nebulae in the Summer Milky Way, Cygnus
The Tulip Nebula is an emission nebula located in the Cygnus constellation, about 6,000 lightyears away. Also known as Sh2-101, the whole region is 70 lightyears wide and glows as a result of powerful young stars ionising cosmic gas and causing it to emit light.
It is located about 2 degrees southwest of the Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888, and is the brightest object in this image. Its distinct tulip shape is quite apparent.
From Earth, the Tulip Nebula is in the same patch of sky as Cygnus X-1, a binary system that contains the first black hole ever discovered, in 1964.
It is located about 2 degrees southwest of the Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888, and is the brightest object in this image. Its distinct tulip shape is quite apparent.
From Earth, the Tulip Nebula is in the same patch of sky as Cygnus X-1, a binary system that contains the first black hole ever discovered, in 1964.
Telescope: Askar FRA300pro f5
Mount: Astro Physics Mach-1
Camera: ZWO ASI6200MC pro
Guider: ZWO Off-Axis-Guider / ZWO120MM Mini
Filters: Optolong UV/IR Cut Filter (Luminance)
Lum: 55×5 mins = 275 mins
Total Imaging Time: 4h 35m
Data Imaged remotely over 2 nights during June 2023.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.
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