SH2-101 — A Tulip Amongst the Chaos

by Bob Meincke

Objects in field: NGC 6871, LDN 839, LDN 845, LDN 847, LDN 848, LDN 849, LDN 852, LDN 853, LDN 856, LDN 860, LBN 168, LBN 170, LBN 171, LBN 174, LBN 177, LBN 179, Sh2-101, 27 b01 Cyg, 27 Cyg, B144, B146, B147, PK070+02.1, The star b1 Cyg, V0448 Cyg, V0453 Cyg, V1357 Cyg, V1676 Cyg, V2097 Cyg, V2896 Cyg

Equipment: Askar FRA400, ZWO ASI1600MM Pro

Integration: 32h 32m

SH2-101 — A Tulip Amongst the Chaos Sh2-101, better known as the Tulip Nebula, is an emission nebula in Cygnus. Its name comes easily enough from the bright, curved bloom-like structure near the center, but the surrounding field is anything but simple. The Tulip sits in a crowded region of the Milky Way, surrounded by glowing hydrogen, darker lanes of dust, and a dense starfield that gives the…