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Bubble Nebula – NGC 7635



 

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Common Name Bubble Nebula
Formal Name NGC 7635 / Sh2 162 / Caldwell 11
Date 6/30/2006
Constellation Cassiopia
Location Fort Davis, Texas Crow’s Nest Ranch
Equipment Nexstar 11GPS/f6.3, SBig 2000XM Camera/Filter Wheel, Astrodon filters
Temperature −20°C
Exposures
# Exp (sec) Filter Bin Net Time (hr)
3 900 Blue 2x2 .75
2 900 HAlpha 2x2 .5
3 900 Green 2x2 .75
3 900 Lum 2x2 .75
Total 2.75 hrs
Processing Reduced in CCDSoft
Aligned with Registar
Adaptive added, digital developed in Images Plus
Adjusted Curves in Photoshop
Smoothed in Neat Image
Notes The bubble is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star.
The star is 45 times more massive than the Sun, and is located roughly 11,090 lyr away.

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