Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
Sh2-101 - Tulip Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
Sh2-101 - Tulip Nebula
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Sh2-101 - Tulip Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
Sh2-101 - Tulip Nebula
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Description

The blue bow shock from black hole Cygnus X-1 can be seen near the bottom right. It's very, very faint and I was happy to see some traces of the bow shock in my data. Rev B. shows the bow shock more clearly.

2X Drizzle stacked

Color = SHO tonemap

Luminance = Ha + 25% L from tonemap

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Revisions

  • Final
    Sh2-101 - Tulip Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
    Original
  • Sh2-101 - Tulip Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
    B
  • Sh2-101 - Tulip Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
    C

B

Description: 50% luminance from SHO tonemap - better visibility of Cygnus X-1 bow shock

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C

Description: Inverted Ha*OIII image with Cyg X-1 bow shock

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Sh2-101 - Tulip Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck