The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635)

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noirlab_noao0702a January 7th, 2007

Credit: T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

The Bubble Nebula (NGC7635) is one of three shells of gas surrounding the massive star BD+602522, the bright star near the center of the bubble. Energetic radiation from the star ionizes the shell, causing it to glow. About six light-years in diameter, the Bubble Nebula is located in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia. The magenta wisps near the bottom-right of the image are an unexpected bonus—the wisps are the remnants of a supernova that exploded thousands of years ago. This is the first optical image of the supernova remnant, which was discovered at radio wavelengths by the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey in 2005.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao0702a/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Bubble Nebula NGC 7635
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 23h 20m 42.0s
DEC = 61° 16’ 47.4”
Orientation
North is 179.8° CW
Field of View
35.8 x 36.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Cassiopeia

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red KPNO-4m (Mosaic I) Optical (Ha) 657.0 nm
Yellow KPNO-4m (Mosaic I) Optical (Olll) 502.0 nm
Cyan KPNO-4m (Mosaic I) Optical (Sll) 673.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Yellow
Cyan
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ID
noao0702a
Subject Category
Subject Name
Bubble Nebula, NGC 7635
Credits
T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2007-01-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao0702a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Instrument
Mosaic I, Mosaic I, Mosaic I
Color Assignment
Red, Yellow, Cyan
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Ha, Olll, Sll
Central Wavelength
657, 502, 673
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
350.1747933, 61.27983125
Reference Dimension
4000.0, 4056.0
Reference Pixel
2152.859039, 1824.420319
Scale
-0.000149, 0.000149
Rotation
-179.8316954
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
noao0702a
Metadata Date
2023-06-23T08:03:03.956244
Metadata Version
1.1
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