Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Iris Nebula  ·  NGC 7023
NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula, Alessandro Damiani
NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula
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NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula

NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula, Alessandro Damiani
NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula
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NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula

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The Iris Nebula (also known as NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4) is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus.The nebula, which shines at magnitude +6.8, is illuminated by a magnitude +7.4 star designated SAO 19158,
It lies 1,300 light-years away from Earth and is six light-years across.

This image was shot from my Observatory in Piemonte, in the North of Italy.

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NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula, Alessandro Damiani