The Bubble Nebula - NGC7635 in SHO

Blown by the wind of a massive star in the middle this interestelar object have the shape of what is af a Bubble hence the name. Also known as NGC 7635. This bubble diameter is around 7 light years and it shows the violent proceses that are happening on the inside. The star inside that is a type O star which is 100,000 more luminous than our son and about 45 times more massive than our sun. You can see a stream of hot radioactive gas puncturing the bubble. The buckle nebulae is 7100 light years away from home. This is an SHO composite (Hubble Pallette. See related images.

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