File:Tulip and Cygnus X1.png

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This is Tulip Nebula and Cygnus X-1. Cygnus X-1 is a well-studied X-ray source and is accepted as coming from a black hole. The picture shows a curved bow shock structure resulting from a black hole accretion disk jet interacting with a dense interstellar cloud. The Tulip Nebula is 6,000 light years from Earth. Captured by amateur astronomer Chuck Ayoub.

Target:
Tulip Nebula and Cygnus X-1

Imaging Telescope:
Celestron RASA (400 focal length)

Focuser:
Celestron Electronic Focuser

Mount:
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Imaging Camera:
ZWO ASI1600Mm Mono

Total Exposure Time:

24 hours
Date  Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Source Own work
Author Chuck Ayoub

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Cygnus X-1 and Tulip Nebula

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1 May 2025

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