Sh2-101 and NGC 6946

Constellation: Cygnus

Sh2-101, the Tulip nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It lies about 6’000 Ly from Earth. To the northeast lies the Wolf-Rayet star WR133, part of a binary star system and the open cluster NGC 6871. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This image is a 2-pane mosaic taken on Oct. 25, 2021

Telescope & Mount:

Celestron 9.25″ EdgeHD with Hyperstar 4.0 on a Celestron CGX-L mount. Guiding with Tecnosky 70/400 and ASI290MM Mini.

Imaging:

Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro

Data:
Optolong L-eXtreme: 120x60s

Total integration time: 2h

NGC 6871, a loose open cluster containing the Wolf-Rayet star WR133.

WR133 is located just above the center of the image below.