The Tulip Nebula (Sharpless 101)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Tulip Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:54 (PDT), 75° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:02, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:45, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Tulip Nebula (Sharpless 101)
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Object type
HII region
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