Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7023
Iris Nebula in Cepheus, Steve Milne
Iris Nebula in Cepheus
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Iris Nebula in Cepheus, Steve Milne
Iris Nebula in Cepheus
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Description

The Iris Nebula (Caldwell 4, NGC 7023) is a bright reflection nebula approximately 1,400 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cepheus.

The Iris was imaged between 3 and 6 October 2018 from two remote imaging rigs in Spain that are owned and operated by Barry Wilson and me.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescopes: Takahashi FSQ 106 x2

Camera: QSI 683 WSG x2

Filters: Astrodon & Astronomik LRGB

Mount: 10 Micron GM1000HPS & 10 Micron GM2000HPS

Lum: 60 x 600s

Lum: 40 x 60s

Red: 24 x 600s

Green: 24 x 600s

Blue: 24 x 600s

A total of 22 hours 40 mins exposure.

Data Capture: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson

Image Processing: Steve Milne

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Iris Nebula in Cepheus, Steve Milne