SH2 162 Bubble Nebula

The Bubble Nebula, or Sharpless 162, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It lies close to the open cluster Messier 52. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, young central star. The nebula is near to a giant molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble nebula while itself being excited by the hot central star, causing it to glow. It was discovered in November 1787 by William Herschel. [WIKI]

Imaged using the Celestron C14 Edge HD telescope in dome 4 at Turismo Astronómico, Los Coloraos observatory in Gorafe, Spain.

Technical summary:

Captured: 10 Nights in August 2024

Location: Turismo Astronómico, Los Coloraos, Gorafe, Spain

Bortle Class: 3

Total Integration: 46 hours 50 mins

Filters: Red 70x 60s, Green 70x 60s, Blue 72x 160, Ha 434x 180, Oiii 432 x 180s

Pixel Scale: 0.4 arcsec/pixel

Telescope: Celestron C14 Edge HD

Image Camera: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro

Filters: Astronomik R, G, B, Ha, Oiii

Mount: Skywatcher EQ 8

Computer: Minix NUC

Capture software: NINA, PHD2

Editing software: PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom

Copyright: Eric Smith