Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7380
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Wizard Nebula  SH2-142, Pete Bouras
Wizard Nebula  SH2-142
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Wizard Nebula SH2-142

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Wizard Nebula  SH2-142, Pete Bouras
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Wizard Nebula SH2-142

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My attempt using the TMB130SS and L-eXtreme filter.
Had a devil of a time trying to reduce the stars in the field, but here it is.

Clear Skies,
Pete

The Wizard Nebula is an emission nebula that surrounds the open star cluster NGC 7380 in the constellation Cepheus. The nebula is known for its unique shape, resembling the appearance of a medieval sorcerer. The active star forming region lies at a distance of 7,200 light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 7.2. It has a radius of 100 light years and occupies 25 arc minutes of the apparent sky. It has the designation Sh2-142 in the Sharpless catalog of H II regions.
(from Constellation guide)

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Wizard Nebula  SH2-142, Pete Bouras

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