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Iris nebula NGC 7023
The Iris nebula (NGC 7023) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. Reflection nebula means that there are common clouds of interstellar dust that reflect the light of a nearby star. In this case, it's a very young star SAO 19158, which is only about 5000 years old. Iris nebula was discovered by William Herschel in 1794. It's approximately 1400 light years away and it has 3 light years in diameter.
🔭Vixen ED81S 81/625mm, EQ-5 mount
Canon EOS 760D
EXIF: 105x120s, ISO 3200 (3 hours 30 minutes in total)
16/09/2022, Turnov, Czech Republic (Bortle 5)
Iris nebula NGC 7023
The Iris nebula (NGC 7023) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. Reflection nebula means that there are common clouds of interstellar dust that reflect the light of a nearby star. In this case, it's a very young star SAO 19158, which is only about 5000 years old. Iris nebula was discovered by William Herschel in 1794. It's approximately 1400 light years away and it has 3 light years in diameter.
🔭Vixen ED81S 81/625mm, EQ-5 mount
Canon EOS 760D
EXIF: 105x120s, ISO 3200 (3 hours 30 minutes in total)
16/09/2022, Turnov, Czech Republic (Bortle 5)