Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7023

Image of the day 12/02/2016

Dust in Iris Nebula, Israel Gil Andani
Dust in Iris Nebula
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Image of the day 12/02/2016

Dust in Iris Nebula, Israel Gil Andani
Dust in Iris Nebula
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Dust in Iris Nebula

Within the Iris, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot, young star. The dominant color of the brighter reflection nebula is blue, characteristic of dust grains reflecting starlight. Central filaments of the dusty clouds glow with a faint reddish photoluminescence.

Image taken this summer from AstroAyna Star Party (Spain).

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Sky-Watcher NEQ 6 Pro tuned by HAS, Takahashi FSQ-106N, Moravian G2-8300 with Baader filters. 27x600 Lights bin 1x1, 10x600 RGB bin 1x1. (9.5h)

I wish I had captured more data to push it a bit further. I'll have to wait for next summer. Anyway hope you like it...

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Dust in Iris Nebula, Israel Gil Andani

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