Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  B144  ·  Sh2-101
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The Tulip Nebula, Gabe Shaughnessy
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The Tulip Nebula

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The Tulip Nebula

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Resembling a tulip, Sharpless 101 is an emission nebula in Cygnus about 6000 ly away. To the right of it is Cygnus X-1, a very strong X-ray source and widely believed to be a Black Hole candidate. The visible star is SAO69181 and orbits the black hole. The in-falling matter from the star is heated to millions of degrees, producing X-rays.

This image is a combination of H-alpha and RGB.

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The Tulip Nebula, Gabe Shaughnessy

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