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 all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 33° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:01, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:32, 59° above your western horizon.
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Name
The Tulip Nebula (Sharpless 101)
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Object type
HII region
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