Soap Bubble Nebula

<h2 id="discovery">Discovery</h2>
<p>It was discovered by <a href="/facts/Amateur_Astronomer/U7GxBo5f">amateur astronomer</a> Dave Jurasevich using an Astro-Physics 160 mm refractor telescope with which he imaged the nebula on June 19, 2007 and on July 6, 2008.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The nebula was later independently noted and reported to the <a href="/facts/International_Astronomical_Union/GMFPImXo">International Astronomical Union</a> by Keith B. Quattrocchi and Mel Helm who imaged PN G75.5+1.7 on July 17, 2008.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The nebula measures 260<a href="/facts/Second_of_arc/tybs6YGC">″</a> in angular diameter with a central <a href="/facts/Star/PFbd6ICx">star</a> that has a <a href="/facts/J_band_(infrared)/7yRYWw3g">J band</a> magnitude of 19.45.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
</p><p>Due to the faintness of the nebula and the fact that it is embedded in a <a href="/facts/Diffuse_nebula/hG6coklY">diffuse nebula</a>, it was difficult to discover.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Cygnus_Molecular_Nebula_Complex/fQc8PopY">Cygnus Molecular Nebula Complex</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150113.html">NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Soap Bubble Nebula (13 January 2015)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/gallery/celestial/65193032.html">SkyandTelescope.com - Celestial Scenes - Soap Bubble Nebula</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.redshift-live.com/en/magazine/articles/Astronomy/16911-Planetary_Nebula_in_the_Milky_Way-1.html">Planetary Nebula in the Milky Way - Soap Bubble in Space</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040323144555/http://starimager.com/">Dave Jurasevich's website</a>[<i>usurped</i>]</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"PN G75.5+1.7 in Cygnus". Capella Observatory. Retrieved 2022-01-24. <a href="http://www.capella-observatory.com/ImageHTMLs/PNs/SoapBubbleNebula.htm" target="_blank">http://www.capella-observatory.com/ImageHTMLs/PNs/SoapBubbleNebula.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Soap Bubble Nebula (PN G75.5+1.7) – Constellation Guide". www.constellation-guide.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21. <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/soap-bubble-nebula/" target="_blank">https://www.constellation-guide.com/soap-bubble-nebula/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Jurasevic, D. "A New Planetary Nebula Discovered from the Mount Wilson Observatory". starimager.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved 2022-01-24. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080914184053/http://www.starimager.com/Image%20Gallery%20Pages/Hydrogen%20Alpha%20Images/ic%201318_AP_8%20pane%20mosaic_bubble%20nebula.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080914184053/http://www.starimager.com/Image%20Gallery%20Pages/Hydrogen%20Alpha%20Images/ic%201318_AP_8%20pane%20mosaic_bubble%20nebula.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Quattrocchi, K. B.; Helm, M. (July 2009). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Pn G75.5+1.7". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 1876 (2): 2. Bibcode:2009CBET.1876....2Q. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>Acker, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Discovery of New Faint Northern Galactic Planetary Nebulae". Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica. 48: 223–233. arXiv:1206.2477. Bibcode:2012RMxAA..48..223A. <a href="/wiki/ArXiv_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ArXiv_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>info@noirlab.edu. "Soap Bubble Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-21. <a href="https://www.noirlab.edu/public/images/noao0904a/" target="_blank">https://www.noirlab.edu/public/images/noao0904a/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Soap Bubble Nebula