Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7023  ·  VdB139
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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, James Patterson
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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula

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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, James Patterson
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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula

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Taken during three nights and from two locations.

NGC 7023 is a rather bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. NGC 7023 is actually the cluster within the nebula, and the nebula is lit by a magnitude +7 star. It lies 1,300 light-years away and is six light-years across

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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, James Patterson