Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7380
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NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula, Greg Funderburk
NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula
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NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula

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NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula, Greg Funderburk
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NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula

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Interstellar gas and dust surround a fairly new, approximately 5 million years give or take a few, star forming region. The star cluster NGC 7380 is nestled inside of a nebula which spans some 110 light years in the Cepheus constellation and giving the appearance of Wizard complete with a Gandalf. The Wizard is about 7000 light years from earth.

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NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula, Greg Funderburk