Wizard Nebula: Wizard Nebula is a common name for this very faint Emission Nebula in the northern constellation of Cepheus. The main astronomical designation is NGC 7380. It actually means the Open Cluster of young stars connected to the nebula. The new born stars, like in many star birth regions interact with the surrounding gas and dust clouds, thus creating often bizarre shapes and forms. They display quite often a special aesthetic quality.
The image was created by a large number of frames using narrowband filters for the spectral lines of hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur. They were then combined according to the Hubble scheme.
Object |
Wizard Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
NGC 7380, Sh2-142 |
Constellation |
Cephius |
Optics |
RC 8" f/8, ZWO focuser, ZWO 7-Pos filterwheel |
Mount |
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro |
Camera |
ASI 1600MM Pro |
Exposure |
105x5m H-alpha, 47x5m OIII, 25x5m SII, 6x5m L, 5x2m each RGB. ZWO Filterset. N.I.N.A . for image acquisition and sequencing. Total exposure 15h45m |
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Calibration |
Dark and Flat Frame |
Guiding |
ASI 120MM Mini with ZWO OAG, PHD2 as Guiding Software |
Processing |
PixInsight, Photoshop. Color code R: SII, G:Ha, B:OIII. ZWO Filterset. RGB as Overlay |
Location-Date |
Eningen,Germany - Several Nights in July/Aug 2023 |
Remark |