Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  Bubble Nebula  ·  HD220057  ·  LBN 548  ·  LBN 549  ·  NGC 7635  ·  Sh2-162
The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), Michael Armentrout
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The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635)

The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), Michael Armentrout
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The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635)

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Blown by the wind from a massive star, this interstellar apparition has a surprisingly familiar shape. Cataloged as NGC 7635, it is also known simply as The Bubble Nebula. Although it looks delicate, the 7 light-year diameter bubble offers evidence of violent processes at work. Above and left of the Bubble's center is a hot, O-type star, several hundred thousand times more luminous and some 45 times more massive than the Sun. A fierce stellar wind and intense radiation from that star has blasted out the structure of glowing gas against denser material in a surrounding molecular cloud. The intriguing Bubble Nebula and associated cloud complex lie a mere 7,100 light-years away toward the boastful constellation Cassiopeia.

Technical Stuff:
47 hours of integration
241X300s HA
175X300s OIII
132X300S SII
60X30s R
60X30s G
60X30s B
Bortle 4
Average Moon: 15%
Scope: Celestron 8Edge Hd
GuideScope: Celestron OAG
Main Camera: ZWO 294mm pro
Guide camera: ZWO 174mm mini
Finters used: ZWO HA,SII,OII, R,B,G
Filter Wheel: ZWO EFW
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Mount: Ioptron CEM70
Imaging Computer: ZWO ASI AIR PLUS
Edited: PIXINSIGHT

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The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), Michael Armentrout