Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7380  ·  PK107-00.1  ·  Sh2-142  ·  Sh2-143
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NGC 7380 - Wizard Nebula, Tyrel Smith
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NGC 7380 - Wizard Nebula

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NGC 7380 - Wizard Nebula

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Located in Cephus, the Wizard Nebuala is a rich star-forming region that surrounds the relatively young open cluster NGC 7380.

The [SII] was particularly weak on this target, and required as much integration time as [OIII]. There is quite a bit of underlying structure to the nebula that is hidden by the very dense star field. Peeling away the star layers using Starnett++ reveals what is hidden underneath, as can be seen in revision B. Revision C shows the un-cropped field, which lends credit to the performance of the TOA-67 flattener on a full frame chip.

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Revisions

  • NGC 7380 - Wizard Nebula, Tyrel Smith
    Original
  • NGC 7380 - Wizard Nebula, Tyrel Smith
    B
  • NGC 7380 - Wizard Nebula, Tyrel Smith
    C
  • Final
    NGC 7380 - Wizard Nebula, Tyrel Smith
    D

B

Description: Starless image to show some of the hidden structure beneath the stars.

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C

Description: Un-cropped version of the final showing good full frame performance by the TOA-67 flattener.

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D

Description: Full reprocess. The original looked a little harsh to me. Tried to soften it up a little without sacrificing too much detail.

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NGC 7380 - Wizard Nebula, Tyrel Smith