Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7380  ·  Sh2-142  ·  Sh2-143
NGC 7380 / LBN 511 / Sh2-143 / Wizard Nebula, Ron Bokleman
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NGC 7380 / LBN 511 / Sh2-143 / Wizard Nebula

NGC 7380 / LBN 511 / Sh2-143 / Wizard Nebula, Ron Bokleman
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NGC 7380 / LBN 511 / Sh2-143 / Wizard Nebula

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NGC 7380 (also known as the Wizard Nebula) is an open cluster discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. William Herschel included his sister's discovery in his catalog, and labelled it H VIII.77. It is also known as 143 in the 1959 Sharpless catalog (Sh2-143). This reasonably large nebula is located in Cepheus. It is extremely difficult to observe visually, usually requiring very dark skies and an O-III filter.

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 about 100 light years, making it appear larger than the angular extent of the Moon.

NOTE: After a long imaging hiatus, this too is my first attempt using the Hubble Palette (SHO).

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NGC 7380 / LBN 511 / Sh2-143 / Wizard Nebula, Ron Bokleman

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