Peter Goodhew
NGC7380
22h30m total integration (20x1800s Ha bin 1x1, 7x1800s OIII bin 1x1, 9x1800s OIII bin 2x2, 9x1800s SII bin 2x2), Chiswick 25/11//2016-5/12/2016
Altair 115ED/APO, AZ-EQ6, QSI683WSG
Many thanks to Simon Addis for the image processing.
NGC 7380 (also known as the Wizard Nebula) is an open cluster discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. This reasonably large nebula is located in Cepheus. It is extremely difficult to observe visually, usually requiring very dark skies and an O-III filter.
Located 7200 light years away, the Wizard nebula, surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional medieval sorcerer. The active star forming region spans 100 about light years, making it appear larger than the angular extent of the Moon. Although the nebula may last only a few million years, some of the stars being formed may outlive our Sun.
NGC7380
22h30m total integration (20x1800s Ha bin 1x1, 7x1800s OIII bin 1x1, 9x1800s OIII bin 2x2, 9x1800s SII bin 2x2), Chiswick 25/11//2016-5/12/2016
Altair 115ED/APO, AZ-EQ6, QSI683WSG
Many thanks to Simon Addis for the image processing.
NGC 7380 (also known as the Wizard Nebula) is an open cluster discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. This reasonably large nebula is located in Cepheus. It is extremely difficult to observe visually, usually requiring very dark skies and an O-III filter.
Located 7200 light years away, the Wizard nebula, surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional medieval sorcerer. The active star forming region spans 100 about light years, making it appear larger than the angular extent of the Moon. Although the nebula may last only a few million years, some of the stars being formed may outlive our Sun.