Tulip Nebula (Sh 2-101)

About This Photograph

This very faint nebula some 6,000 light years from Earth, took me over 24 hours of total integration time to capture enough photons to produce this image.

Notice the new stars forming from the interstellar gasses, simply amazing.

Distance: 6K Light Years
Location: Constellation Cygnus

Technical Details

Optics: Takahashi 106mm f/5 (FSQ-106N)
Camera: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro Full-Frame Mono
Mount: Paramount MYT
Filters: Baader f/2 Highspeed LRGB
Dates/Times: July 2023
Location: Backyard Gilbert, AZ USA
Exposure Details: 24 hours total integration RGB
Acquisition: SGP, NINA
Processing: PixInsight, Photoshop

Catalogues

Sharpless 2

Targets

SH 2-101

Gear

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N
Camera: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Mount: Paramount MyT