Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 17, 1998 is “NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: T. Bonev et al. (Astron. Inst., U. Bonn), Pik Terskol Obs.). The original explanation runs about 109 words.

NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula
Credit & Copyright: T. Bonev et al. (Astron. Inst., U. Bonn), Pik Terskol Obs. Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What created this huge space bubble? A massive star that is not only bright and blue, but also emitting a fast stellar wind of ionized gas .”

— APOD editors, November 17, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 17, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: T. Bonev et al. (Astron. Inst., U. Bonn), Pik Terskol Obs.
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 109 words

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Nebulae

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Source

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