The Tulip Nebula (Sharpless 101)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , the Tulip Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:19 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 58° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:20.
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Name
The Tulip Nebula (Sharpless 101)
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Object type
HII region
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Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.