NGC 7023

               Iris Nebula

 Reflection Nebula

 In constellation Cepheus

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Dusty Nebulous material surrounds a massive hot

young star. The Iris Nebula is located around 1,300

light years away and measures 6 light years across.

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RA 21^h 01^m 08.00^s

DEC +68° 12′ 00.0″

The Iris Nebula has a mag (brightness) of 6.8

and its size is 18'.0

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm [image cropped to fit]

Imaging Camera : Canon EOS 4000 DSLR

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount

Guide Scope : William Optics Megrez 80FD

Guide Camera : GSTAR-EX Video

Manually Guided

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15 x 180 second exposures [45 minutes]

at ISO 800 [H Alpha]. Imaged in dark skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles. 21:00 on 10/12/2009.