NGC 1929, a cosmic superbubble.

NGC 1929, a cosmic superbubble.
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NGC 1929, a cosmic superbubble.

NGC 1929, a nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Officially known as N44. Hot young stars are emitting intense ultraviolet light, causing the gas to glow. This effect highlights a cosmic superbubble, a vast shell of material around 325 bay 250 light years across.
This superbubble has been produced by the combination of two processes. Firstly, stellar winds — streams of charged particles from the very hot and massive stars in the central cluster — cleared out the central region. Then massive cluster stars exploded as supernovae creating shockwaves and pushing the gas out further to form the glowing bubble.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI ProLIne PL9000
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
6 OCO December 21 to January 22
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
SHO
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Affinity, Topaz Labs De-Noise and Sharpen
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