I pointed my telescope at the Bubble Nebula and took pictures for 24 hours. Here is a look at what happens when a star is born in a crowded neighborhood [OC]
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What happens when a massive star ignites within a dense cloud of hydrogen gas? This kind of thing.
As the bright star within the Bubble Nebula began nuclear fusion, the radiation surged outward and carved out this little enclave of space. The delicate bubble you see here is created as gasses pile up in front of the stellar wind that is pushing outward. It is over 7 light years in diameter, but at over 7000 light years distant appears tiny in our sky. Why do chaotic events seem so peaceful from afar?
Though shot through specialized narrowband filters, this is a palette that loosely represents the true color of this object. For those astrophotographers: an HOO mix.
Edit: I’m getting this question a lot so just wanted to add it here. How can I get 24 hours of exposure? It’s not continuous exposure. The telescope sits on a motorized tracker that moves in a direction opposite from the Earth’s rotation. The image is compiled over many many nights, by just reframing it appropriately.
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TheVastReaches on December 1st, 2019 at 00:01 UTC »
If you are curious about this sort of thing, find me over on Instagram @thevastreaches and follow along.
What happens when a massive star ignites within a dense cloud of hydrogen gas? This kind of thing.
As the bright star within the Bubble Nebula began nuclear fusion, the radiation surged outward and carved out this little enclave of space. The delicate bubble you see here is created as gasses pile up in front of the stellar wind that is pushing outward. It is over 7 light years in diameter, but at over 7000 light years distant appears tiny in our sky. Why do chaotic events seem so peaceful from afar?
Though shot through specialized narrowband filters, this is a palette that loosely represents the true color of this object. For those astrophotographers: an HOO mix.
Edit: I’m getting this question a lot so just wanted to add it here. How can I get 24 hours of exposure? It’s not continuous exposure. The telescope sits on a motorized tracker that moves in a direction opposite from the Earth’s rotation. The image is compiled over many many nights, by just reframing it appropriately.
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Celestron EdgeHD 8”, ZWO ASI1600MM, Orion AtlasPro, HOO, ~24 hours total exposure
roselotus88 on December 1st, 2019 at 00:22 UTC »
Im interested how you are able to point your camera and capture something continuously for this long. Amazing photo
g0rdonfr33m4n on December 1st, 2019 at 01:05 UTC »
That is just gorgeously phenomenal honestly I wish I could have the opportunity to do this!!!!! Keep up the amazing work!!! 14/10!!