Sunday, May 31, 2020

M52 and the Bubble Nebula

Open Cluster M52 and the Bubble Nebula.



"To the eye, this cosmic composition nicely balances the Bubble Nebula at the upper right with open star cluster M52. The pair would be lopsided on other scales, though. Embedded in a complex of interstellar dust and gas and blown by the winds from a single, massive O-type star, the Bubble Nebula (aka NGC 7635) is a mere 10 light-years wide. On the other hand, M52 is a rich open cluster of around a thousand stars. The cluster is about 25 light-years across. Seen toward the northern boundary of Cassiopeia, distance estimates for the Bubble Nebula and associated cloud complex are around 11,000 light-years, while star cluster M52 lies nearly 5,000 light-years away."


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Likely the best I can do with the L-Pro filter.


Technical Info:

Optics: SGO 6" f/4 Imaging Newtonian @ 610mm FL
Explore Scientific 2" HR Coma Corrector
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Filter: 2" Optolong L-Pro
Mount: Losmandy GM8
Guiding: QHY Mini Guide Scope + PHD2 Software
Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro
Exposure: Light (Gain 200) - 130 subs @ 120 Seconds
Calibration: 50 Bias, 30 Darks, 50 Flats
Temperature: 17 C
Camera Temperature: -10 C
Bortle: 7/8
Processing:
  • Deep Sky Stacker
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Topaz Denoise AI
  • Astronomy Action Set plug in for PS
  • Astro Flat Pro plug in for PS

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