Observation by NORMAN GRAY: Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101) narrowband

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NORMAN GRAY

Observer

NORMAN GRAY

Observed

2024 Aug 12 - 02:00

Uploaded

2024 Sep 29 - 22:01

Objects

The Tulip Nebula (Sharpless 101)
X-Cyg

Equipment

Askar 151PHQ, ASI2600MMpro, 3nm Ha/OIII/SII filters (Chroma)

Exposure

60sec x 619 (Ha), 1104 (OIII), 864 (SII) = 43.1hr

Location

Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Target name

Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101) - narrowband

Title

Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101) narrowband

About this image

Collected over 21 nights (23 Jun - 12 Aug 2014), 43.1hr total.

Processed in AstroPixelProcessor followed by Pixinsight (BlurXT/NoiseXT), Photoshop.

Collected alongside a dual set-up with a ASI2600MCpro sensor for OSC imaging (separate image).

Files associated with this observation

Sh2-101_HOS.jpg (1.7 MB)

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Callum Potter, Graham Winstanley, NORMAN GRAY, Dominic Ford, Geof Lewis

Comments

NORMAN GRAY, 2024 Sep 29 - 22:10 UTC

The bow shockwave from the relativistic jets from Cygnus X-1 can be seen in the bottom right corner of the image, Cygnus X-1 is associated with the larger of the 2 bright stars (X 80, Y 10).

Interestingly the presence of an accretion disc visible on a 1sec HST image (08nx01k0q - 05Jul03).

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