NGC 7635 (Caldwell 11)

Bubble Nebula. Emission Nebula, Cassiopeia

October 2023. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the open cluster Messier 52. The “bubble” is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star, SAO 20575 (BD+60°2522). The nebula is near a giant molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble nebula while itself being excited by the hot central star, causing it to glow. It was discovered in November 1787 by William Herschel.[5] The star BD+60°2522 is thought to have a mass of about 44 M☉.

Telescope: Planewave Delta Rho 350 f3.0
Mount: Astro Physics 3600GTO “El Capitan”
Camera: ZWO ASI461MM pro / EFW-7
Guider: ZWO OAG-L-68 / ZWO ASI174mm Mini
Filters: Astrodon II 50mm Sq 5nm H-alpha

H-alpha: 103×5 mins = 540 mins

Total Imaging Time: 9h 00m

Data Imaged remotely over 7 nights during September & October 2023.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.