Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
WR-134 bubble, Maroun Habib
WR-134 bubble
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WR-134 bubble

WR-134 bubble, Maroun Habib
WR-134 bubble
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WR-134 bubble

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Description

The view covers almost the size of a full moon (seen from earth), the nebula is named after the white star located at the center of the field (Wolf-Rayet 134).
It highlights the bright edges of an ellipsoidal bubble formed of interstellar gas, blown by the star while adjusting to fuel change (from H to He).
While most of the visible diffuse gas is ionized by WR-134, the bright arc is created by the collision of multiple layers by the ambient nebula surrounding the star.

Under the hood:
About 46 hours of narrow band data
265x300s of H (7nm)
293x300s of O (3nm)
45x60s RGB stars
TSO RC8, CEM70, ZWO ASI294MM

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WR-134 bubble, Maroun Habib

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Narrowband imaging