Astral Imaging at Dogwood Ridge Observatory

Latitude: 37°48'51.0" N"
Longitude:78°23'41.0"W
Scottsville, Virginia 24590
 

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Sh2 101
Image Information

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Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) is a H II region[1] 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. Cygnus X-1 is the bright star near the bottom right corner of the image presented here.[

 

 


 

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This image consists of 19, 42, and 24 -15 minute RGB images. All images are taken at -20°C at bin 1x1. All images used totaled 37.25 hours. All data was acquired using MaxImDl/CCD version 6.16 using ACP 8.2.  Pix Insight version 1.8.5 was used for processing. Dithered guiding was on. 

Equipment and Location Information

Date September 14, 2016 - September 19, 2017
Location SRO
Optics Optical Guidance Systems 12.5" RC @f/9
Mount Astro Physics AP3600GTO
Camera SBIG STXL-16803
Filters Baader LRGB 50.8mm/Baader Ha 50.8mm Filters
Conditions Transparency good to very good.

    
  Last Modified :10/02/12 01:10 PM