Bubble Nebula

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

Bubble Nebula by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u9000
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 0 minutes
  • Red = 100 minutes
  • Green = 100 minutes
  • Blue = 120 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 480 minutes
  • OIII 3nm = 450 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 270 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack2
  • Photoshop CS5

About this image


The Bubble Nebula also known as NGC7635 is a 6 light-year diameter bubble of gas formed from the energetic radiation of the central star BD+602522. This image was created with the combined light through six different filters.

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Wispy strings of red are the threads of a super nova remnant discovered in 2005.

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