Astronomy Picture of the Day -- NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

NASA ^ | October 11, 2011 | (see photo credit)

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Explanation: It's the bubble versus the cloud. NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula, is being pushed out by the stellar wind of massive central star BD+602522. Next door, though, lives a giant molecular cloud, visible to the right. At this place in space, an irresistible force meets an immovable object in an interesting way. The cloud is able to contain the expansion of the bubble gas, but gets blasted by the hot radiation from the bubble's central star. The radiation heats up dense regions of the molecular cloud causing it to glow. The Bubble Nebula, pictured above in scientifically mapped colors to bring up contrast, is about 10 light-years across and part of a much larger complex of stars and shells. The Bubble Nebula can be seen with a small telescope towards the constellation of the Queen of Aethiopia (Cassiopeia).

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[Credit & Copyright: Larry Van Vleet ]

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Awesome!

Can’t even think of making up a joke about that one. It’s just too beautiful.

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Beautiful! *saves pic*

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...Awesome! Can’t even think of making up a joke about that one. It’s just too beautiful....

...Agreed, but, How about, "Pop that blister." R.L. Ermey, Full Metal Jacket...

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LOL!

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The Bubble Nebula can be seen with a small telescope towards the constellation of the Queen of Aethiopia (Cassiopeia).

Has anyone got a "small" telescope I can borrow? (;

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It was you, Hubert, and your mother won’t know you, come now, it’s bedtime.

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Oooh, I hadn’t tried the large one, wowzo!

http://129.164.179.22/apod/image/1110/bubble_vanvleet_1934.jpg

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THANK YOU!