Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  Bubble Nebula  ·  NGC 7635  ·  Sh2-162
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SH2-162 Bubble Nebula SHO, Dan Kusz
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SH2-162 Bubble Nebula SHO

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NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the direction of the open cluster Messier 52. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star, SAO 20575. The nebula is near a giant molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble nebula while itself being excited by the hot central star, causing it to glow. It was discovered in 1787 by William Herschel.

This object has always captured my interest. Some of the pictures I have seen render the bubble with a glass like finish(you wont see that here). By looking at it, it seems fragile and thin. Knowing its fragile appearing shell was created in extreme violence leaves me pondering the creative power and destructive power of the cosmos. Are we living beside a glass bubble waiting to happen? I know this is a bit existential in nature, but its cloudy for 4 weeks with no end in sight and I get lost in my thoughts!

Would love to here your thoughts!

CS

Dan.

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SH2-162 Bubble Nebula SHO, Dan Kusz