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Bubble

This image is the Bubble Nebula,an emmision nebula in Cassiopeia
Notes:

The Bubble Nebula also known as NGC7635, is about 7,100 light years away. The nebula is about 6 light years wide. It is caused by a star 40 times more massive than the sun blowing material into space, and slamming into the nebula around the star, shaping it into a bubble. It is in the Cassiopeia constellation. The nebula is an emission nebula. Discovered in 1787 by William Herschel. Also known as Sharpless 162 or Caldwell 11.

Telescope: C11
Mount: MI-250
Camera: SBIG ST-10XME
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Dates: September 16-18, 2006
Exposure: RGB: 10x4min each (120 min total) color; Luminance 37x4min (148min) minutes total at -20C. 268 total minutes, or about 4.5 hours total exposure.