Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7023
"The Iris Nebula", Don Curry
"The Iris Nebula"
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"The Iris Nebula"

"The Iris Nebula", Don Curry
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"The Iris Nebula"

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I was getting amazing unguided imaging of 5 to 6 minutes subs from the Iris Nebula at a Bortle 1 sight and the results really show from this capture

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.The Iris Nebula, also NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4, is a bright reflection nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cepheus. NGC 7023 is actually the cluster within the nebula, LBN 487, and the nebula is lit by a magnitude +7 star, SAO 19158.[1] It shines at magnitude +6.8. It is located near the Mira-type variable star T Cephei, and near the bright magnitude +3.23 variable star Beta Cephei (Alphirk). It lies 1,300 light-years away and is six light-years across.[2]

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