Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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Sh2-101, John Bozeman
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Sh2-101

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Sh2-101

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Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) 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 lies at a distance of about 6,000 light-years from Earth.


Composite image of DSS-II data (70%) and WISE IR data (30%).

2nd Digital Sky Survey data:
Red and Blue plates.

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) IR Data
Color Mapped:
Red - 22 micron IR
Green - 12 micron IR
Cyan - 4.6 micron IR
Blue - 3.4 micron IR

 Processed with Registar, GraXpert, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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Sh2-101, John Bozeman