The Soap Bubble Nebula, or PN G75.5+1.7, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus. When the central star was in the red giant phase of its life cycle, stellar winds blew off a shell of gas which is now glowing from ultraviolet radiation. This one just happens to have the shell of gas in a near perfect sphere. It was discovered and imaged in 2007 by an amateur astronomer using a relatively small 160 mm refractor telescope.

Image Capture Details:

8x1800s each Ha and OIII. Processed in HOO.
Telescope - PlaneWave 12.5" CDK
Mount - iOptron CEM120EC2
Camera - ZWO ASI2600MM
RA 20hrs 15' 20"
DEC +38degrees 02' 58"
Position Angle (CCW) - 88 degrees
Guide Star - TYC3151-1432-1 / mag 7.46
Location - Calgary Alberta
Date - August 2022
Constellation - Cygnus
Distance - 5,000 lightyears

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