Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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Sh2-101 Tulip Nebula, Greg Funderburk
Sh2-101 Tulip Nebula
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Sh2-101 Tulip Nebula

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Sh2-101 Tulip Nebula

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Sharpless 101 is a H II region emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is sometimes also called the Tulip Nebula because it appears to resemble the outline of a tulip when imaged photographically. It was catalogued by astronomer Stewart Sharpless in his 1959 catalog of nebulae. It is approximately 6000 light years from earth.

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    Sh2-101 Tulip Nebula, Greg Funderburk
    Original
    Sh2-101 Tulip Nebula, Greg Funderburk
    C
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Sh2-101 Tulip Nebula, Greg Funderburk