SH2 162 Bubble Nebula
The Bubble Nebula, or Sharpless 162, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It lies close to the open cluster Messier 52. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, young central star. The nebula is near to a giant molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble nebula while itself being excited by the hot central star, causing it to glow. It was discovered in November 1787 by William Herschel. [WIKI]
Imaged using the Celestron C14 Edge HD telescope in dome 4 at Turismo Astronómico, Los Coloraos observatory in Gorafe, Spain.
Technical summary:
Captured: 10 Nights in August 2024
Location: Turismo Astronómico, Los Coloraos, Gorafe, Spain
Bortle Class: 3
Total Integration: 46 hours 50 mins
Filters: Red 70x 60s, Green 70x 60s, Blue 72x 160, Ha 434x 180, Oiii 432 x 180s
Pixel Scale: 0.4 arcsec/pixel
Telescope: Celestron C14 Edge HD
Image Camera: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Filters: Astronomik R, G, B, Ha, Oiii
Mount: Skywatcher EQ 8
Computer: Minix NUC
Capture software: NINA, PHD2
Editing software: PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom
Copyright: Eric Smith
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