The Wizard Nebula - NGC7380 (Narrowband: 3nm Ha & Oiii)

I decided to re-image NGC7380, this time with the FLT132 and FLAT8 reducer. I had imaged this one before with the FLT91 (see flic.kr/p/2oWf1hi) and I wanted to see the difference in detail with the larger aperture. As nights are short and only darkish where I live, I imaged this target over three separate nights, getting around 3.5 hours each night.

 

NGC 7380 is located in the constellation Cepheus about 7,000 light-years from Earth within the Milky Way Galaxy. The star cluster is embedded in a nebula, which spans some 110 light-years. The stars of NGC 7380 have emerged from this star-forming region in the last 5 million years or so, making it a relatively young cluster.

 

Equipment:

- William Optics FLT132 with FLAT8 0.72x reducer/flattener

- ZWO ASI2600MC Pro camera with Optolong L'Ultimate 3nm Ha & Oiii dualband filter

- AM5 mount with ASIAir plus

- Processed with PixInsight and Affinity Photo 2

 

Integration:

10 hours and 39 minutes in 3m, 5m and 10m subs.

Darks, Flats and Bias frames.

 

More integration details: astrob.in/7p7u6l/0/

 

Thanks for looking.

Clear Skies,

Eduardo

Done