SH2-101 Tulip Nebula
SH2-101 Tulip Nebula
Sh2-101 is sometimes also referred to as the ‘Tulip Nebula’ for its resemblance with the tulip flower and is located close to a suspected black hole.
Distance to earth: 6’000 lightyears
Apparent size (of tulip) : 15 arcminutes (0.5 x the moon)
Imaging time: 28.6 hours
Equipment:
Mount: SW AZEQ6GT
Telescope: SW Evostar 80ED
Camera: Atik 460EX Mono
Capture information:
Date: May 2017 – August 2018
Total exposure time: 28.6 hours
Panels: 2×1
Color combination: HaOIII
Image data:
23 x 2 x 1200s HA
20 x 2 x 1200 OIII bin2
