Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Iris Nebula  ·  LBN 475  ·  LBN 487  ·  LDN 1168  ·  LDN 1170  ·  LDN 1171  ·  LDN 1172  ·  LDN 1173  ·  LDN 1174  ·  NGC 7023  ·  VdB139
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The Iris Nebula, PauRoche
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The Iris Nebula

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The Iris Nebula

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The Iris Nebula is one of many nebulae in the night sky with a common name associated with a flower. This dramatic reflection nebula resides in the constellation Cepheus and includes plenty of dark interstellar dust in the area.
NGC 7023 is relatively bright when compared to other reflection nebulae at magnitude 6.8
NGC 7023 is actually the star cluster within the nebula, but the cluster and the reflection nebula are one in the same.
The nebula gets its trademark glowing blue appearance thanks to SAO 19158, the star responsible for lighting it up.

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The Iris Nebula, PauRoche