NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula and Surrounding Region
The Bubble Nebula is an emission nebula that lies in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia at a distance of approximately 7100 light years from Earth. What looks like a massive soap bubble in space is the effect of the solar wind of a bright young star at the centre of the bubble tearing through the large molecular cloud surrounding it. As the charges particles of the solar wind collide with these gasses, they are ionized and set aglow.
This entire region of space if very busy containing several deep nebulae and clusters. At the bottom left, we can see a portion of the Lobster Claw Nebula. At the top left we can see Mession 52 (M52) The Cassiopeia Salt-and-Pepper Cluster. At the bottom centre, we can see part of the emission / reflection nebula NGC 7538
Tech Data:
Explore Scientific ED80
Celestron AVX, guided
ZWO ASI1600MC Pro camera @ -20ºC
Baader UV/IR Cut Filter
30 x 3 min exposures
NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula and Surrounding Region
The Bubble Nebula is an emission nebula that lies in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia at a distance of approximately 7100 light years from Earth. What looks like a massive soap bubble in space is the effect of the solar wind of a bright young star at the centre of the bubble tearing through the large molecular cloud surrounding it. As the charges particles of the solar wind collide with these gasses, they are ionized and set aglow.
This entire region of space if very busy containing several deep nebulae and clusters. At the bottom left, we can see a portion of the Lobster Claw Nebula. At the top left we can see Mession 52 (M52) The Cassiopeia Salt-and-Pepper Cluster. At the bottom centre, we can see part of the emission / reflection nebula NGC 7538
Tech Data:
Explore Scientific ED80
Celestron AVX, guided
ZWO ASI1600MC Pro camera @ -20ºC
Baader UV/IR Cut Filter
30 x 3 min exposures