The Iris Nebula - NGC-7023 (Dale Penkala)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: HD200775 · Iris Nebula · LBN 487 · LDN 1174 · NGC 7023

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The Iris Nebula - NGC-7023

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The Iris Nebula - NGC-7023

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This is a test image of the Iris Nebula using my 12" Swayze newt. I've struggled with this instrument to get round stars, and I'm hoping that at some point I'll get things figured out. I've made a tilt adjustment jig and switched over to an OAG, but in all honestly, I really do not think the OAG is the best move for me! I do not think differential flexture is the issue for me, I still feel that sensor tilt is more of the culprit, but what do I know!
This is only a bit over 4hrs of data using just my UV-IR Cut filter. I processed the image in APP and used Photometric Color Calibration in PI for accurate colors. I only added a tad bit of saturation to bring out the color more.

If any of you have suggestions on my stars, please let me know your thoughts. I plan to post a thread asking for help where I'll go into more depth about the setup and all that I have done to get this instrument ready for imaging.

As always, I'm always open to comments, good or bad!

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RA (center)	21h01m35s.500
RA (top/left)	21h01m59s.999
RA (top/right)	21h06m39s.920
RA (bottom/right)	21h01m10s.118
RA (bottom/left)	20h56m38s.701

Dec (center)	+68°10′07″.47
Dec (top/left)	+67°38′48″.82
Dec (top/right)	+68°24′14″.15
Dec (bottom/right)	+68°41′25″.42
Dec (bottom/left)	+67°55′27″.80

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