NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula

NGC 7635

This interesting object is thought to be a rather rare example of a very massive star, with extremely strong stellar wind, located within a gas cloud.  It can be seen that the outward wind results in an expanding shock-wave which forms this "bubble" in space.  The "bubble" itself is estimated to be about 10 light years across.

Date:  12-11-03

Telescope: RC14.5(.75x)        Camera:ST8XE                

Exposure Time: RRGB 60min;60min;30min;45min; 2x2bin

Processing: Maxim,reduced, DDP, Adobe combined