ngc 7635

 

Bubble Nebula NGC7635

in Cassiopeia.   The bubble is shaped by radiation from the extremely hot star located on the left edge of the bubble.  Note the fainter and larger bubble remnant to the right.

The bubble is approximately 10 light years in diameter and is  approximately 11,300 light years distant.


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Penryn, California
July/August 2002
ST-10XME haRGB  10-5-5-5 minutes
FS-128 (ag)