Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Iris Nebula  ·  LBN 487  ·  LDN 1170  ·  LDN 1172  ·  LDN 1174  ·  NGC 7023  ·  VdB139
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Iris Nebula HaLRGB NGC7023, Chris White- Overcast Observatory
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Iris Nebula HaLRGB NGC7023

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Iris Nebula HaLRGB NGC7023, Chris White- Overcast Observatory
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Iris Nebula HaLRGB NGC7023

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I captured this data back in 2017 with an imaging Newt.  My skies have been pretty poor lately and I'm revisiting some older data.   The Iris is a beautiful target and I as I processed this I remember being surprised by how the Ha enhanced the image.  I'm not sure really about how true the Ha signal is, but it did come through pretty strong in the Ha integration.  Like many regions of the sky there is often a thin Ha signal, so perhaps there is just a permeation of Ha across this area.  It's subtle but I think from a pretty picture point of view it offers a different palette than most often adopted for the Iris. 

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    ZWO 1600MC-C OSC: 106x180" (5h 18') (gain: 76.00) -20°C
    ZWO Ha - 7nm: 63x240" (4h 12') (gain: 200.00)
    ZWO luminance: 463x120" (15h 26') (gain: 40.00)

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    24h 56'

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Iris Nebula HaLRGB NGC7023, Chris White- Overcast Observatory