Sharpless 101 - The Tulip Nebula

[Colorado CJ]

I shot the Tulip Nebula (sharpless 101) over a two night period this weekend.

I was hoping to get at least 8 hours of data, but clouds were a problem last night, so I only got 5 hours total integration.

After a quick edit today, here is what I got. I am not sure I like this edit and I may try to re-edit the image when I collect more data.

The Tulip Nebula is 6,000 light years away and spans about 70 light years across!

 

[AlanLichty]

Pretty cool starting point. Please post an update if you take this farther.

 

[Ben Egbert]

70 light years is pretty big, yet we don't see it with the naked eye. What angle does it make from earth? Another great image by the way.

 

[JimFox]

Great work Andrew! It does kind of look like a tulip!

 

[Mike Lewis]

Andrew,

Nice start! Even 5 hours of data is not bad - looks like maybe just maybe the weather pattern is starting to ease up. Look forward to what you get to when you add some more data!

ML

 

[Linda Combs]

Stunning