Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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The Soap Bubble Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7, Steven Bellavia
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The Soap Bubble Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7

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The Soap Bubble Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7, Steven Bellavia
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The Soap Bubble Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7

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The Soap Bubble Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7, is an extremely faint planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus.
It is not far from the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888). It was discovered by amateur astronomer Dave Jurasevich using an Astro-Physics 160 mm refractor telescope with which he imaged the nebula on June 19, 2007 and on July 6, 2008.  The nebula was later independently noted and reported to the International Astronomical Union by Keith. B. Quattrocchi and Mel Helm who imaged PN G75.5+1.7 on July 17, 2008.

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Description: Close-up of the Soap Bubble

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The Soap Bubble Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7, Steven Bellavia

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