Iris Nebula (NGC7023 / Caldwell 6) - Midfield View (DoubleStarPhotography)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: Iris Nebula · LBN 468 · LBN 475 · LBN 483 · LBN 487 · LBN 495 · LDN 1147 · LDN 1148 · LDN 1155 · LDN 1158 · LDN 1167 · LDN 1168 · LDN 1170 · LDN 1171 · LDN 1172 · LDN 1173 · LDN 1174 · LDN 1177 · NGC 7023 · PGC 2817439 · PGC 65641 · PGC 65642 · PGC 66063 · Sh2-136 · T Cep · VdB139 · VdB141

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Iris Nebula (NGC7023 / Caldwell 6) - Midfield View

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Iris Nebula (NGC7023 / Caldwell 6) - Midfield View

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Located some 1,400 light-years away from Earth, the Iris Nebula’s glowing gaseous petals stretch roughly 6 light-years across.

This beautiful, blushing blue nebula is unique amongst its counterparts in the sky. Many of the nebulae visible in the night sky are emission nebula — clouds of dust and gas that are hot enough to emit their own light and radiaition. The iris Nebula on the other hand, is a reflection nebula. The color of this nebula color comes from the scattered light of its central star, which lies nestled in the abundant stars fields and clouds of dust and gas of the constellation Cepheus.

In the lower left corner of the frame, another smaller reflection nebula known as the Ghost Nebula (Sh2-136) seemingly looks on.....admiring this beautiful cosmic flower from afar.

This is one of two images captured concurrently the same night using my dual scope rig.

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RA (center)	21h00m10s.93
RA (top/left)	21h06m58s.19
RA (top/right)	20h37m11s.15
RA (bottom/right)	20h54m32s.70
RA (bottom/left)	21h23m48s.89

Dec (center)	+67°51′29″.3
Dec (top/left)	+70°00′31″.4
Dec (top/right)	+67°23′44″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	+65°41′35″.2
Dec (bottom/left)	+68°06′33″.1

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