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| A Starless Tulip The imge below is enhanced to show stars. The position of the companion star to the Cygnus X1 black hole is ringed in blue.  The final image is a wide field image showing the nebula embedded in a wider area of nebulosity in Cygnus.  |
Monday, October 10, 2022
The Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101)
The Tulip Nebula is an emission nebula, energized by hot, young stars. It was catalogued by Stewart Sharpless in his 1959 nebula catalog. The companion star to the Cygnus X-1 black hole is also close by in the sky and I have included in the images below a monochrome capture showing this star.
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