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Nebula
NGC 7635
Bubble Nebula


Object : NGC 7635 (Caldwell 11, Sharpless 162)
Coordinates/Direction : RA: 23h20m, DEC: +61o12'
Object size : 15'x8'
Apparent magnitude : 10
Distance : 11 kly
Discovered by : William Herschel, year 1787
Find in constellation : Cassiopeia
More to know : Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Bubble_Nebula

NGC 7635 crop, 2026-05-04

NGC 7635, Bubble Nebula, Sweden 2026 (Click on image to get the full resolutione one in a new window)
Date : 2026-05-04
Time (UT) : 22:01 - 00:41
Mount : SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro, Beltdrive (DIY 2019), OnStep driver (DIY 2025)
Guide : QHY5 camera with off-axis
Lens/telescope : TS130 APO f/7 910mm, 3" focuser
Corrector/Barlow : 3" field flatter, 1.0x
Field (FOV) : 2.25 x 1.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Nikon D800, QE=0.56, full frame, 36 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: - , no temperature sensor
Film/CCD : Raw, NEF
Filter : none
Control system: Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by KStars/Ekos Linux, 64-bit (2024)
Exp. time : 60x120 seconds, 400iso, dithering mode
Image process tool : Siril, GraXpert, Syqon, Gimp, Irfanview
Processing : flat and color astrometry calibrated, stars and nebula separated, stretch
Weather: Moon phase 92%, Temperature +9o C, rel Humidity 46%
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o to 90o, 165o to 185o, Alt: 20o to 55o
Comment : The Bubble nebula is famous for its shape and beauty. This a crop of the full frame sensor, to fill the sensor up with the nebula at least 6 meter focal length telescope is needed. Surprised how good I got it at this out of season time and it was only 30 degrees above the horizon too.

NGC 7538 crop, 2026-05-04

NGC 7538, Sweden 2026
Date : 2026-05-04
Comment : If you look at the full resolution image you find more objects. This is the nebula NGC 7538. About the same distance but half size.

Messier 52 crop, 2026-05-04

M52, Sweden 2026
Date : 2026-05-04
Comment : The third object is an open cluster, M52. This cluster is only half the distance from us, 1400 ly. It has a mass of 1200 Solar mass. Our Sun was maybe included in a cluster like this in its younger age.
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