Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7023
Iris Nebula, legova
Iris Nebula
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Iris Nebula

Iris Nebula, legova
Iris Nebula
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Iris Nebula

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Was out in western Maryland, Deep Creek Lake area, and took my 102 with me in case the skies were clear. The area shows up as a dark-yellow on the sky maps. First night we has a continuous downpour, and the next day was solid clouds, so I had little hope. But my luck changed as the skies started to clear around dusk and we had a beautifully (mostly) clear night! The Milky Way was easily visible and I actually had trouble identifying things because there were too many stars. Amazing!

Before going on the trip, I picked the Iris Nebula as my target of choice since I had no chance of capturing it from my home white-zone (I've tried). It's unfortunate that circumstances prevented me from capturing more images, as I barely got enough subs to stack. Another night on target would have been perfect.

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Iris Nebula, legova