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Photographer:

Nick Pavelchak

Location of Photo:

Altamont, NY

Date/Time of photo:

July 2018

Equipment:

TakFSQ106ED, AP900, SBIG ST10XME, Optec TCF, Astrodon filters

Description:

The Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101) is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The brighter (lower) of the two stars at the end of the right petal of the Tulip is the galactic X-ray source and black hole candidate Cygnus X-1. Jets radiating from the accretion disk of the black hole is colliding with the interstellar material to form the curved shock front (in blue) at the upper right of the Tulip.

Website:

https://www.astrobin.com/users/sydney/

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