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Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF | Description: Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) is a HII region emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is sometimes also called the Tulip Nebula because it appears to resemble the outline of a tulip when imaged photographically. It was catalogued by astronomer Stewart Sharpless in his 1959 catalog of nebulae. It lies at a distance of about 6,000 light-years (5.7×1016 km; 3.5×1016 mi) from Earth.Sh2-101, at least in the field seen from earth, is in close proximity to microquasar Cygnus X-1, site of one of the first suspected black holes. (Wiki) |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Cygnus |
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider | Type: Reflection Nebula |
Exposure Data: Ha 7 hours | Position: R.A. 19h 59m 57s Dec +35° 17' 27" |
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: October 2019 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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