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Tulip Nebula (SH 101), Tiberiu Savin
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Tulip Nebula (SH 101)

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Tulip Nebula (SH 101)

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This nebula is called the Tulip nebula (SH2 101) because of it's resemblance to the famous flower, however looking at it I think it looks a lot like a flame.
It can be found in the Cygnus constellation and it is approximately 6000 light years away from us and 70 light years wide.
One interesting fact about the Tulip nebula is the close proximity to Cygnus X-1, one of the strongest X-ray sources seen from Earth, and one of the first suspected black holes. In the bottom right of the nebula we notice 2 brighter stars, the bottom one being the companion of Cygnus X-1.
Note that Cygnus X-1 is still not confirmed to be a black hole, although it is widely accepted as being a black hole. It is part of a binary system, with a supergiant star next to it at just 0.2 AU (20% Earth-Sun distance).

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Tulip Nebula (SH 101), Tiberiu Savin