Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Iris Nebula  ·  NGC 7023
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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula (Caldwell 4), Roger Menard
NGC 7023 Iris Nebula (Caldwell 4)
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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula (Caldwell 4)

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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula (Caldwell 4), Roger Menard
NGC 7023 Iris Nebula (Caldwell 4)
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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula (Caldwell 4)

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I tried to image NGC 7023 last year but weather did not cooperate and then I moved on to other objects. The Iris Nebula is just too nice an image to miss, so I tried again last night. Skies cleared just as the sky was getting dark, and stayed clear all night. I was able to acquire enough subs to produce a good image. 

NGC 7023 actually  refers to the open cluster associated with the Iris Nebula. Iris is a bright reflection nebula which is illuminated by a 7.4 magnitude star.

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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula (Caldwell 4), Roger Menard