Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Bubble Nebula & M52


I haven't posted an image for some time.  I have been taking images and will try to make more regular posts for those interested.

The above image was taken from my observing site in Tucson in March 2013.  It consists of a stack of 14 15-minute subs, combined in CCDStack and processed in Photoshop CS5. The Bubble Nebula is in Cassiopeia about 1,400 light years away. The bubble was created by a fierce solar wind from the hot central star. M52 is the open cluster of stars in the lower right corner.  It is 4,600 light years away.

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