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Sh2-101 in Three Palettes

Ron Brecher — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:36:44 +0000

Sh2-101 in Three Palettes SHO with RGB stars - Foraxx Palette Natural colour HaRGB SHO with RGB stars - Hubble Palette Click an image for full size version July 24, 2025 The main object in this image, Sh2-101, is also called the Tulip Nebula. It lies in Cygnus, not far from [...]

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WR 134

Ron Brecher — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:23:19 +0000

WR 134 Click here for full size image (large file!) July 15, 2025 WR 134 is not easily distinguished in this image. It's aone of the brighter star to the lower left of the teal-coloured arc. That structure is part of a nebula being blown out by the hot stellar winds coming from WR 134. [...]

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Tulip Nebula Wide Field

Ron Brecher — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 21:38:47 +0000

Tulip Nebula Wide FieldClick image for full size version June 13, 2018 When I started shooting this image, the Tulip Nebula (a.k.a. Sh2-101) was centred as the main subject. But in investigating this region I found some interesting bright nebulosity and dark regions nearby. This led me to put the Tulip in the upper left [...]

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Tulip Nebula Region – Wide Field

Ron Brecher — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 02:07:32 +0000

Tulip Nebula Region - Wide Field Click image for full size version September 18, 2017 This wide field image shows a the region adjacent to the Tulip Nebula, which is the bright patch at lower right in this image. I actually started out on this project with the Tulip in the centre, but noticed this lovely [...]

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Sh2-101, The Tulip Nebula

Ron Brecher — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:00:32 +0000

Sh2-101, The Tulip Nebula Click image for full size version February 13, 2015; Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, June 5, 2017 The main object in this image, Sh2-101, is also called the Tulip Nebula. It lies in Cygnus, not far from the Crescent nebula. Sh2-101 is about 6,000 light years away and lies in the rich star field of the Cygus [...]

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