Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  The star ηCyg
Tulip Nebula, Nicholas Gialiris
Tulip Nebula
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Tulip Nebula

Tulip Nebula, Nicholas Gialiris
Tulip Nebula
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Tulip Nebula

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Sharpless 101 is a H II region emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is sometimes 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.

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Tulip Nebula, Nicholas Gialiris