Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Iris Nebula  ·  LBN 487  ·  LDN 1170  ·  LDN 1172  ·  LDN 1174  ·  NGC 7023  ·  PGC 2817439  ·  VdB139
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IRIS Nebula close up and wide view, James R Potts
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IRIS Nebula close up and wide view

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IRIS Nebula close up and wide view

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This is a combination of 3 nights and two different scopes.  I started capturing images back in September with my 81mm for a couple of nights.  Then in October I decided to capture some images with my 190mm Mak/Newt.   The close up is just the 190, but the wide angle is both.  I used RGB filters on the 81mm and I just used an IR/Cut filter on the close up.  The colors on the close up are how the imaged stacked, I did not edit the colors.

Not sure why I never posted, but I then I wondered if I could combine the sessions, which I did through APP.  So here is the final products.

NGC 7023 is considered an open star cluster associated with a reflection nebula.  The Iris Nebula is about 6 light year across and 1,300 light years away.  Within the nebula is dusty material that surrounds super hot, massive young stars.

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Title: Wide FOV using both scopes

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IRIS Nebula close up and wide view, James R Potts

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