Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6883

Image of the day 07/22/2020

    WR-134, Chris Sullivan
    WR-134
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    WR-134

    Image of the day 07/22/2020

      WR-134, Chris Sullivan
      WR-134
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      WR-134

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      I finally made it to Milky Way season!

      Wolf-Rayet nebulae are formed when the atmosphere of a star is shed during the red supergiant phase and subsequently shocked by the fast Wolf-Rayet winds forming a kind of bubble nebula. Some of my favorite nebulae belong to this category, including Thor's Helmet and the Crescent Nebula.

      WR134 will probably be my last image for a while as I think I've only had one or two truly clear nights since I my last night on this. I could really use a clear night - I haven't had a chance to see C/2020 F3 Neowise yet!

      Edit: Named image of the week by ZWO for week 32 of 2020.

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