Dark Nebulae

Sh2-101 (Tulip Nebula) and Cygnus X-1

Sh2-101 (Tulip Nebula)

A star forming region in Cygnus about 6000 light years from earth.

Not only young stars just being born populate this region but also an already dead star has been identified. Cygnus X-1 can be found not too far from the main nebula in this image. First discovered as the strongest X-ray source in constellation Cygnus (hence its name), it has become the first stellar black hole discovered in our Milky Way galaxy.

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