SH2-101
Images
The Tulip Nebula in Hydrogen Alpha
SH2-101 is an emission nebula in the Cygnus cloud region. It is in direct line with the Milky Way and therefore lies in an abundant starfield. I first imaged the Tulip Nebula in July 2021. In the first image, the bright red star in the lower right is Cygnus X-1, part of a binary star system that includes black hole. You can't see it, but its signature is visible in X-ray emissions. I imaged it three more times through June 2022 and combined the data for the second image. Last night, I started a new data set. This time I got a little closer.
2023-06-28
SH2-101: Tulip Nebula over Four Sessions
An extra session added significant brightness and detail to this faint nebula.
2022-06-25