Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
Sh2-101 a.k.a. Tulip Nebula, lucian_nicu
Sh2-101 a.k.a. Tulip Nebula
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Sh2-101 a.k.a. Tulip Nebula

Sh2-101 a.k.a. Tulip Nebula, lucian_nicu
Sh2-101 a.k.a. Tulip Nebula
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Sh2-101 a.k.a. Tulip Nebula

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This is an emission nebula located in the Cygnus constellation, about 6000 light years from Earth, stretching 70 light years on the Orion arm of the Milky Way. Discovered in 1959 by the astronomer Stewart Sharpless, this nebula was included in his catalog under the name SH2 101, but is better known by the popular name - Tulip Nebula, a name given due to the shape that this nebula has when it’s imaged.

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Sh2-101 a.k.a. Tulip Nebula, lucian_nicu