Sh2-142 Heart of the Wizard (Carl Weber)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: NGC 7380 · Sh2-142

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Sh2-142 Heart of the Wizard

This was a difficult object for me to capture. Not because of the nebula, but because of the weather conditions we've been experiencing here in California. All the large wildfires throughout California and in northern Baja Mexico has created a tremendous amount of smoke. That smoke has blanketed the entire Western Half of the US. Our skies have been opaque white and amber. Pretty sunsets but..... Added to that, the triple digit heat wave. The camera cooler just couldn't get cool enough. My images were coming out like 80 grit sandpaper. Fortunately we had a break in the weather last night so I was able to stay on this object from dusk til dawn.

Gonna call this one complete for now. It's a HaSHO mix

50 x 300 SII

73 x 300 OIII

88 x 300 Ha

Total exposure time 17.4 hours

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Description: Total redo with an added touch. (Careful viewers will notice it) Still needs more work, but for now this will do.

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Status	Advanced success
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Astrometry.net job	4123453
PixInsight job	Y2H4A6BAOPQLFP96YC8BA16O7ZW04BMT
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RA (center)	22h47m14s.257
RA (top/left)	22h45m21s.414
RA (top/right)	22h45m20s.794
RA (bottom/right)	22h49m05s.281
RA (bottom/left)	22h49m09s.559

Dec (center)	+58°03′22″.49
Dec (top/left)	+58°20′47″.34
Dec (top/right)	+57°46′08″.59
Dec (bottom/right)	+57°45′51″.60
Dec (bottom/left)	+58°20′29″.97

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