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Sunday, September 22, 2013

BUBBLE TROUBLE:

I would like to quote one of my favourite heroes, famous Dr. Fredrick Fronkensteen (from the 1974 American Comedy Film “Young Frankenstein”): “No. No... Be of good cheer! If science teaches us anything, it teaches us to accept our failures, as well as our successes, with quiet dignity and grace!” (I feel as though this shot is more of a failure than a success! ...But it does serve as a great learning experience.)
NGC7635, The Bubble Nebula, is a faint emission nebula that floats above the “w” in the constellation Cassiopeia. The "bubble" is created by stellar wind from the young central star who’s mass is thought to be up to 40 times that of our Sun’s! The top left corner of the image shows 11th magnitude open star cluster M52.

If I would have studied the object’s specifications a little more prior to shooting it, I would have realized how dim it is. This would have prompted me to increase the exposure lengths, which would have resulted in a brighter image. Much of the red nebulosity that floats around the central bubble is missing in my picture. The good thing is, the perimeter of the bubble is still evident. ...Don’t let this image represent all that God had intended us to see, when he created the Bubble Nebula. He had much more beauty in mind. Try this link to see a great shot from another amateur astro-photographer:

The Bubble Nebula: 56 x 4.5min frames = 4hours 12minutes total exposure @ 1600iso