A bubbly nebula that is drifting in the universe is discovered

© Keith B Quattrocchi

Even though soap bubbles drifted in front of the camera, it did not mean that water drops were attached to the lens.

This picture looks like a huge soap bubble floating in spaceCygnusIn the vicinityPlanetary nebulaIt was first observed in July 2008. On 16th July 2009International Astronomical UnionBy "PN G75.5 + 1.7"Although it was formally named, it is said that amongst the astronomical enthusiast, it is called" Soap Bubble Nebula (soap bubble Nebula) ".

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This "Soap Bubble Nebula" was released on July 6, 2008 in CaliforniaWilson Mountain ObservatoryIt was first observed by Mr. Dave Jurasevich. A few days later on July 17th it was a doctor and astronomer loversKeith B. Quattrocchi and Mel HelmIt has also been observed. This background is familiar to the following links.

Review of "Bubble-Like" Nebula in Cygnus Aug 2008

Many planetary nebulae have an ellipse shape, a futaba type, a cigar shape, and those of a sphere are very unusual. However, this nebula also seems to have the possibility that the bottom of the cylindrical shape faces the Earth.


The planetary nebula is a phenomenon in which the gas released when a star having masses up to about 8 times the sun dies is shining, and this state lasts for tens of thousands of years. Compared to a typical star's life span of billions of years, it seems that the nebula's lifetime is short.




In addition, this nebula was photographed in July 2008 was not the first time, the second phasePalomar Observatory Sky SurveyIf you look closely at the picture of it, it seems that the nebula of size and brightness which did not differ from now is reflected in the photograph taken 16 years ago.