The Bubble Nebula, NGC 7635
The Bubble Nebula is a shell of gas and dust carved out by the stellar wind of the massive central star (BD+602522, for the cognoscenti), and ionized by the same star's high-energy light. The Bubble Nebula is in the constellation Cassiopeia, and is bright enough to be seen with a small telescope. It is about 10 light-years across, and is part of a much larger complex of stars and gaseous shells. This picture was created from several exposures in each of three filters made with the T1KA CCD camera at the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 2.1-meter telescope in August of 1999. See also the wide-angle view of the Bubble, including M52.
Credit:Doug Williams NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-bubble |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
Size: | 958 x 984 px |
About the Object
Name: | Bubble Nebula, NGC 7635 |
Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 23 20 44.76 |
Position (Dec): | 61° 11' 47.62" |
Field of view: | 4.86 x 4.99 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 2.3° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Tele-scope |
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Optical | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope T1KA |
Optical | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope T1KA |
Optical | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope T2KA |