Mastodawn

Happy Space Science Saturday! This glowing orb of gas, officially known as NGC 7662, is a planetary nebula formed when a Sun-like star shed its outer layers near the end of its life. The intense blue colour comes from ionized oxygen glowing under ultraviolet radiation from the hot stellar core left behind.
Located ~5,600 light-years away in the constellation Andromeda, this compact nebula is a favourite target for both professional and amateur astronomers.
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Oskar Contreras Jan 8

Here is #NGC7662 #TheBlueSnowballNebula. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur

Oskar Contreras Nov 2

Next observation from tonight, #NGC7662 / #C22 #TheBlueSnowballNebula. There was this accessory that came with the dew shield I bought for the s50. Put some thread through it and look at the effect on the stars. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

Peter Put Jul 2, 2025

🌐Blue snowball nebula ngc7662 in constellation Andromeda. Small and bright (short 30s exposures). I had to find the sweet spot to make the inner structure visible. Happy to see it’s unique features appearing. #ngc7662 #bluesnowballnebula Size 0.5x0.5arcmin #planetarynebula #astrofotografie #astrophotography #narrowbandimaging #ioptroncem25p #williamopticszs73 #asi533mcpro #asiairpro #optolonglultimate #astropixelprocessor #starnetv2 320x30s bortle5 sky

Oskar Contreras May 28, 2025

Such a busy day. Here is the last observations of the morning. I have mentioned this before that the UNISTELLAR Odyssey Pro has its own processing of images. It normally does decent job. Sometimes the processing reduces the subtle colors. Example - these images of #NGC7662 - #SnowballNebula. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur