The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), from Hubble
The Bubble Nebula, NGC 7635, released for Hubble's 26th anniversary: a bubble of blue-violet gas inflated by the wind of a young, hot star, against red clouds. Dark at the top, so the clock reads well.
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About this wallpaper
The Bubble Nebula image released by ESA/Hubble in April 2016 (heic1608a), cropped to 9:16 around the bubble. NGC 7635, in the direction of Cassiopeia: a sphere of blue-violet gas swells through the center and lower part of the frame, wrapped in clouds of red and orange gas, with dark star-dotted space above. Licensed CC BY 4.0; credit NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team.
On the home screen
The bubble sits from the center down and the top is dark space, so icons at the top leave its shape visible.
On the lock screen
The top is dark space, so a white clock reads well.
Colors and mood
A blue-violet bubble, red and orange clouds and a black background.
Specs
- Aspect ratio
- 9:16
- Resolution
- 1440×2560
- Region
- Cyber Reef
- Coordinates
- 04·06
- Sector
- ISLAND III
- Lock-screen clock
- ◎ Clearly readable
- Home screen
- ◎ Icon labels stand out
- Pure black
- 9%
- Brightness
- 57 / 255 · dark
- Artist
- NASA / ESA / Hubble Heritage Team · 2016-04-21
- License
- CC BY 4.0
This work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. You are free to use it as a wallpaper. If you share or redistribute it elsewhere, credit “NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team”, link to the license and note that it has been modified (cropped). See the license