SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Chris-Schur
Location of Photo:
Payson,AZ
Date/Time of photo:
9/29/25
Equipment:
10" f/3.8 Newt
Description:
If you think the Squid nebula in Cepheus or the Rice Hat nebula in Auriga is really faint - think again. Getting a clear capture of the WR134 bubble which is 10x fainter, is an incredible processing challenge for all imagers. Known as the "Cygnus Blue Eye" nebula, it is located in central Cygnus near the Crescent nebula. This 32 hour exposure set took many nights and several months over the summer and reveals that the Wolf-Rayet bubble is perched in an ocean of red and pink hydrogen nebulosity amongst countless stars. Notice that the OIII nebular wisps do not always correspond to the Halpha tendrils. Perhaps these are remnants of an earlier ejection episode. A nice little blue reflection nebula sits to its left and is seldom recorded. Technical Data: 10" f/3.9 N
