Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
Tulip Nebula, Michael Roemelen
Tulip Nebula
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Tulip Nebula

Tulip Nebula, Michael Roemelen
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Tulip Nebula

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The Tulip Nebula

The Tulip Nebula (Sharpless 101) is an emission nebula located in Cygnus constellation. It lies at an approximate distance of 6,000 light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 9.0. The HII region is called the Tulip Nebula because its shape resembles the form of a tulip and it has a reddish glow in long exposure photographs. Astronomer Stewart Sharpless listed the object as Sh2-101 in his 1959 catalogue of nebulae.

William Optics 102gt APO

.8 reducer/flattener

Celestron cgem ii

Canon t3i full spectrum mod

12nm ha filter

12nm oiii filter

14 hours H- Alpha

11 hours Oiii

Taken in Cathedral City, CA

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Tulip Nebula, Michael Roemelen