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Sh2-101 The Tulip Nebula, Dale A Chamberlain
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The Tulip Nebula, also known as Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) appears to resemble the outline of a tulip when imaged photographically. It was cataloged by astronomer Stewart Sharpless in his 1959 catalog of nebulae. It lies at about 6,000 light-years from Earth.

Sh2-101, at least in the field seen from Earth, is near micro quasar Cygnus X-1, the site of one of the first suspected black holes. Cygnus X-1 is located just out of the field of view of the photo.

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Title: Sh2-101 The Tulip Nebula

Description: The Tulip Nebula, also known as Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) appears to resemble the outline of a tulip when imaged photographically. It was cataloged by astronomer Stewart Sharpless in his 1959 catalog of nebulae. It lies at about 6,000 light-years from Earth.

Sh2-101, at least in the field seen from Earth, is near microquasar Cygnus X-1, the site of one of the first suspected black holes. Cygnus X-1 is located just out of the field of view of the photo.

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Title: Sh2-101 The Tulip Nebula

Description: The Tulip Nebula, also known as Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) appears to resemble the outline of a tulip when imaged photographically. Astronomer Stewart Sharpless cataloged it in his 1959 catalog of nebulae. It lies about 6,000 light-years from Earth.

Sh2-101, at least in the field seen from Earth, is near microquasar Cygnus X-1, the site of one of the first suspected black holes. Cygnus X-1 is located just out of the field of view of the photo.

2022-12-02 Latest revision shows the use of Bill Blanshan's Narrowband Normalization process for PixInsight

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Sh2-101 The Tulip Nebula, Dale A Chamberlain