Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7380
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NGC 7380 (Wizard nebula), Rodrigo Roesch
NGC 7380 (Wizard nebula)
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NGC 7380 (Wizard nebula)

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This picture is a cobination of Ha and RGB taken over 4 nights. The Wizard nebula s 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 142 in the 1959 Sharpless catalog (Sh2-142). This reasonably large nebula is located in Cepheus.

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NGC 7380 (Wizard nebula), Rodrigo Roesch