Bubble nebula, NGC 7635

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Bubble nebula, NGC 7635

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Equipment and other photo info:
Image taken on October 15th, 2007.
Celestron C10-N f/4,7, Canon 300d, 10x360sec @ ISO800
Processing software: DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight 1.0, Photoshop CS2

Object info:
What created this huge space bubble? A massive star that is not only bright and blue, but also emitting a fast stellar wind of ionized gas. The Bubble Nebula is actually the smallest of three bubbles surrounding massive star BD+602522, and part of gigantic bubble network S162 created with the help of other massive stars.

More information about this object at: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2000/04/

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