Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  LBN 511  ·  NGC 7380  ·  Sh2-142
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The Wizard Nebula, KuriousGeorge
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The Wizard Nebula

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The Wizard Nebula

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My last object for the August dark cycle. All data captured in just one evening.

"NGC 7380  (also known as the Wizard Nebula) is an open cluster discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787.

Located 7200 light years away, the Wizard nebula, surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional medieval sorcerer. The active star forming region spans about 100 light years, making it appear larger than the angular extent of the Moon. Although the nebula may last only a few million years, some of the stars being formed may outlive our Sun."

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