Wallpaper author:
Michelle Ashford
16 Apr 2024
Tulip Nebula
SH2-101 (LBN 168), known as the Tulip Nebula, is a H II region emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus, approx. 6,000 light years from Earth. It is sometimes also called the Tulip Nebula because it appears to resemble the outline of a tulip when imaged photographically.
It is in close proximity to microquasar Cygnus X-1, site of one of the first suspected black holes.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Sh 2-101
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 299.9917 Dec 35.3375
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................07 Jul 2023 - 26 Jul 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 122 | 1h44m | 51 |
| SII | 120 | 1h42m | 51 |
| OIII | 118 | 1h40m | 51 |