A Colourful Tulip:
Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) is a H II 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 catalogue 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. Cygnus X-1. The companion star of Cygnus X-1 is a spectral class O9.7 Iab supergiant with a mass of 21 solar masses and 20 times the radius of the Sun. The period of the binary system is 5.8 days and the pair is separated by 0.2 astronomical units. The black hole has a mass of 15 solar masses and a Schwarzschild radius of 45 km. A bowshock is created by a jet of energetic particles from the black hole as they interact with the interstellar medium can be seen as an arc (bluish) to the right of the "Tulip".
Imaging telescope: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging camera: ASI 2600MM
Mount: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2M
Guiding telescope: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding camera: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Capture Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD 2
Processing Software: Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, Topaz DeNoise, Photoshop
Filters (50mm): Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon SII (3nm) & Astrodon OIII (3nm)
Accessories: SeleTEK2 controlling Robofocus Focuser, ATIK EFW3
Original Image : 6264 x 4195
This Image (Max) : 3200 x 2400
Dates: 29th May 2022
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 9 x 10'
Astrodon SII 9 x 10'
Astrodon OIII 9 x 10'
Total integration = 4 Hours 30 Mins
Center (RA, Dec): (300.085, 35.552)
Center (RA, hms): 20h 00m 20.441s
Center (Dec, dms): +35° 33' 07.625"
Size: 79.7 x 59.7 arcmin
Radius: 0.830 deg
Pixel scale: 1.19 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 0.493 degrees E of N
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. Cygnus X-1. The companion star of Cygnus X-1 is a spectral class O9.7 Iab supergiant with a mass of 21 solar masses and 20 times the radius of the Sun. The period of the binary system is 5.8 days and the pair is separated by 0.2 astronomical units. The black hole has a mass of 15 solar masses and a Schwarzschild radius of 45 km. A bowshock is created by a jet of energetic particles from the black hole as they interact with the interstellar medium can be seen as an arc (bluish) to the right of the "Tulip".
Imaging telescope: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging camera: ASI 2600MM
Mount: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2M
Guiding telescope: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding camera: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Capture Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD 2
Processing Software: Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, Topaz DeNoise, Photoshop
Filters (50mm): Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon SII (3nm) & Astrodon OIII (3nm)
Accessories: SeleTEK2 controlling Robofocus Focuser, ATIK EFW3
Original Image : 6264 x 4195
This Image (Max) : 3200 x 2400
Dates: 29th May 2022
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 9 x 10'
Astrodon SII 9 x 10'
Astrodon OIII 9 x 10'
Total integration = 4 Hours 30 Mins
Center (RA, Dec): (300.085, 35.552)
Center (RA, hms): 20h 00m 20.441s
Center (Dec, dms): +35° 33' 07.625"
Size: 79.7 x 59.7 arcmin
Radius: 0.830 deg
Pixel scale: 1.19 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 0.493 degrees E of N
SII, Ha & OIII in the image:
Sky Map & Finder Chart
Annotated Image (Click on image to enlarge)