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

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The Iris Nebula, William Maxwell
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The Iris Nebula

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I had two nights of subs, but the now famous aurora was so bright it actually washed  out the night's attempts completely...rather sad especially since I slept through  the whole dang  thing (which being just south of the Canadian border was a treat sorely missed).

The Iris is quite striking though, so I take consolation in that. Its surprisingly difficult to process since ,I'm guessing, the dust in the region can "soften" many of the stars. I tried  processing a couple times until I just accepted that some stars are just going to look soft and somewhat dull.

Color from last year's attempt. Nights are getting pretty short around here, so just ran luminance.

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The Iris Nebula, William Maxwell

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