Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  LBN 506  ·  LBN 511  ·  NGC 7380  ·  Sh2-142
Wizard Nebula, James E.
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Wizard Nebula

Wizard Nebula, James E.
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Wizard Nebula

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Taken over several nights: Aug 11 and Aug 16-19.

The Wizard Nebula is an emission nebula discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787 and is located in Cepheus. It is about 7200 light years from Earth and surrounds the open cluster NGC 7380. The active star forming region spans about 100 light years.

Final revision: reprocessed w/better techniques; added Ha as Lum

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