WR 134


Technical Data Location: Observatorio de Aras de los Olmos. Camera: FLI Proline PL16803 16-megapixel CCD. Telescope: Planewave CDK20, 20" f6.7. Filters: RGB, 3.5 nm H-alpha, 3 nm [O-III]. Exposure time: 60 hours. Entirely processed in PixInsight. High resolution image (JPEG 3296×4048 pixels, 10.3 MB) ©2021 Vicent Peris (OAUV), OAUV, OAO.

WR 134 is a Wolf-Rayet star located in the constellation of Cygnus. Wolf-Rayet stars are massive, hot, evolved stars that suffer large mass losses due to intense stellar winds. These winds create the delicate nebular structures around them, visible in this image in the [O-III] emission line (blue).


Links to related material:

WR 134 on Wikipedia.
Wolf-Rayet stars on Wikipedia.