Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7380
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Wizard Nebula (a.k.a NGC7380), Jian Yuan Peng
Wizard Nebula (a.k.a NGC7380)
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Wizard Nebula (a.k.a NGC7380)

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Wizard Nebula (a.k.a NGC7380), Jian Yuan Peng
Wizard Nebula (a.k.a NGC7380)
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Wizard Nebula (a.k.a NGC7380)

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Wizard Nebula is located 7200 light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus spanning about 140 × 75 light-years within our Milky Way Galaxy. Wizard Nebula is an open cluster with the interplay of stars, gas, and dust creating a sharp that looks like a medieval sorcerer. This bright, active star-forming region is part of a much larger molecular cloud in Cepheus whose total mass is estimated to be 6000-15000 solar masses.

Data acquired on August 26,27, September 4, 5, 2020

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Wizard Nebula (a.k.a NGC7380), Jian Yuan Peng