Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  Bubble nebula  ·  NGC 7635  ·  Sh2-162
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NGC7635 Bubble Nebula, 



    
        

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NGC7635 Bubble Nebula

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NGC7635 Bubble Nebula, 



    
        

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NGC7635 Bubble Nebula

Acquisition details

Dates:
Aug. 8, 2015
Frames:
18×600(3h)
Integration:
3h
Avg. Moon age:
23.62 days
Avg. Moon phase:
34.63%

RA center: 23h20m27s.899

DEC center: +61°1131.63

Pixel scale: 0.841 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 10.512 degrees

Field radius: 0.421 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 3000x2000

File size: 437.9 KB

Locations: SDAA Dark Sky Observing Site, Tierra del Sol, CA, United States

Data source: Traveller

Description

NGC7635 Bubble Nebula

The Bubble Nebula is 5 light years across and about 11,000 light years from Earth. The "bubble" is made of H2 gas shaped by stellar wind from a star in it's center. Open cluster M52 is nearby, about 1/2 degree past the top-left of the image. North is at the top.

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