The Iris Nebula … NGC 7023
The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus near the star Polaris in our northern sky. It is approximately 6 light years across and about 1300 light years from earth.
The nebula's blue color is caused by the scattering of light from the central star , HD 200775, by the dust grains within the nebula.
This image is the result of 865 ten second images taken with the ZWO SeeStar telescope stacked and processed in PixInsight.
The Iris Nebula … NGC 7023
The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus near the star Polaris in our northern sky. It is approximately 6 light years across and about 1300 light years from earth.
The nebula's blue color is caused by the scattering of light from the central star , HD 200775, by the dust grains within the nebula.
This image is the result of 865 ten second images taken with the ZWO SeeStar telescope stacked and processed in PixInsight.