6th -18th November 2017
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WIZARD NEBULAÂ NGC7380
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. The Wizard Nebula can be located with a small telescope toward the constellation of the King of Aethiopia (Cepheus). Although the nebula may last only a few million years, some of the stars being formed may outlive our Sun.
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Equipment:
Telescope: SW ED80 Pro
Guide Scope: SW ST80 with Orion Starshoot
Mount: NEQ6 Pro
Camera: Atik 460ex Mono
Filter Wheel: Atik FW2
Filters: Baader Narrowband
Ha 14 x 900 seconds
Oiii 14 x 900 seconds
Sii 13 x 900 seconds
Total Integration 10 hours 15 minutes