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The Wizard Nebula

The Wizard Nebula (Sharpless 142 or SH2-142 for short) is a diffuse nebula surrounding the developing open star cluster NGC 7380. It spans about 140 × 75 light-years and lies within our Milky Way Galaxy, about 7,200 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus. It is moving toward us at 34.13 kilometers per second.

 

 

Taken with

Skywatcher Esprit 100ED

QSI 690 CCD

Astrodon Filters

Ioptron CEM 60 mount

 

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Uploaded on May 19, 2015
Taken on September 25, 2014