Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  21 Cyg  ·  The star η Cyg
Bow shockwave of Cygnus X-1 accompanied by the tulip nebula, Paul Ecclestone-Brown
Bow shockwave of Cygnus X-1 accompanied by the tulip nebula
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Bow shockwave of Cygnus X-1 accompanied by the tulip nebula

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Bow shockwave of Cygnus X-1 accompanied by the tulip nebula, Paul Ecclestone-Brown
Bow shockwave of Cygnus X-1 accompanied by the tulip nebula
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Bow shockwave of Cygnus X-1 accompanied by the tulip nebula

Revision title: HOO version

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I wanted to have a good look at the bow shock wave of Kip Thorne and Steven Hawking's favourite black hole Cynus X-1.  The wave is powered from a set of jets from the black hole's accretion disk.

Excues the slight overcooking of the image but it seems to start to suggest some 3 dimensional structure in the shockwave....

Will investigate that with a bigger scope........

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Description: the Hoo Version shows up the shockwave even better

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Bow shockwave of Cygnus X-1 accompanied by the tulip nebula, Paul Ecclestone-Brown