Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7380
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NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula SHO, John Travis
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NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula SHO

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NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula SHO

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NGC 7380 in classic Hubble Palette (Ha/OIII/SII)

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NGC 7380

Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)

Right ascension 22h 47.0m

Declination 58° 06′

Distance 7.2 kly

Apparent magnitude (V) 7.2

Apparent dimensions (V) 25′

Physical characteristics

Radius 100ly

Other designations NGC 7380, Sh2-142

NGC 7380 (also known as the Wizard Nebula) is 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. It is extremely difficult to observe visually, usually requiring very dark skies and an O-III filter.

Located 7200 light years away, the Wizard nebula, surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional medieval sorcerer. The active star forming region spans 100 about light years, making it appear larger than the angular extent of the Moon. The Wizard Nebula can be located with a small telescope toward the constellation of the King of Aethiopia (Cepheus). Although the nebula may last only a few million years, some of the stars being formed may outlive our Sun.

Data Captured over the course of 09/02 - 09/15/2017.

Captured with ASI1600MM-C, Gain 200 / Offset 50.

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NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula SHO, John Travis