Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Iris Nebula  ·  NGC 7023  ·  The star 4 Cep
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Iris (NGC 7023), Loop of Darkeness (LBN 468), and Gyulbudaghian's variable reflection nebula (GM 1-29), JHayes
Iris (NGC 7023), Loop of Darkeness (LBN 468), and Gyulbudaghian's variable reflection nebula (GM 1-29)
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Iris (NGC 7023), Loop of Darkeness (LBN 468), and Gyulbudaghian's variable reflection nebula (GM 1-29)

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Iris (NGC 7023), Loop of Darkeness (LBN 468), and Gyulbudaghian's variable reflection nebula (GM 1-29), JHayes
Iris (NGC 7023), Loop of Darkeness (LBN 468), and Gyulbudaghian's variable reflection nebula (GM 1-29)
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Iris (NGC 7023), Loop of Darkeness (LBN 468), and Gyulbudaghian's variable reflection nebula (GM 1-29)

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At left is bright reflection nebula NGC 7023 (Iris nebula). At right is LBN 468 (Loop of Darkness nebula).

If you look diagonally up and right from the center of the image, you will see Gyulbudaghian's variable reflection nebula (GM 1-29), a faint blueish-white fan-shaped stream of light continuing up and right. Fueling this nebula (and its changing shape & size over time) is a variable pre-main sequence star (PV Cep).

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Iris (NGC 7023), Loop of Darkeness (LBN 468), and Gyulbudaghian's variable reflection nebula (GM 1-29), JHayes