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Photography

moonshinegnomie

(2,916 posts) Fri Aug 11, 2023, 10:04 AM Aug 2023

the bubble nebula. a literal bubble in space

the bubble is the result of gas being blown the the stellar wind of a very hot massive star. its about 8000 light years away
shot last night in my backyard over a 4 hour time frame (40 6 minute exposures stacked together)

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the bubble nebula. a literal bubble in space (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Aug 2023 OP

Amazing. Where is your backyard located? (just city..) question everything Aug 2023 #1

austin moonshinegnomie Aug 2023 #5

Awesome! Chi67 Aug 2023 #2

That's really cool! 2naSalit Aug 2023 #3

Amazing: a literal bubble in space! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2023 #4

question everything

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1. Amazing. Where is your backyard located? (just city..)

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Fri Aug 11, 2023, 11:17 AM

Aug 2023

moonshinegnomie

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5. austin

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Fri Aug 11, 2023, 02:35 PM

Aug 2023

im in the first suburb north of town. i have a lot of light pollution but there are ways to minimize it somewhat especially for emission nebulas like this