This is an image of the Tulip Nebula in Cygnus it is approximately 6000 light years away. Captured with 17in Planewave and SBIG STXL 11002 camera
Details at http://billsnyderastrophotography.com/?page_id=2030
Tulip Nebula – By Bill Snyder
Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
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