Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Iris Nebula  ·  NGC 7023
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The Iris Nebula, Michael Galaxy
The Iris Nebula
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The Iris Nebula

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The Iris Nebula, Michael Galaxy
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The Iris Nebula

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You gotta be careful with the background extraction on this one, or you can accidentally wipe out the detail in the dark reflection nebula. Oh and don't use a narrowband filter for this..... I also made that mistake before and forgot to swap out the filters. I fixed my backfocus and everything really came together. This nebula is weird, because it's dark. The absence of light makes it appear very dark in space and the darkness is just as strong as the light.

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The Iris Nebula, Michael Galaxy