Wizard Nebula (Randy Lindstrom)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: HD214369 · HD215286 · HD215588 · HD215605 · HD215771 · HD215806 · HD215835 · HD215907 · HD216248 · HD216411 · HD216448 · HD216533 · HD216712 · HD240047 · HD240068 · LBN 501 · LBN 502 · LBN 506 · LBN 511 · LBN 513 · LDN 1187 · LDN 1189 · LDN 1200 · NGC 7380 · PK107-00.1 · Sh2-142 · Sh2-143

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Wizard Nebula

Revision title: Wizard Nebula - SHORGB - 2024 Reprocess of 2022 data

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JANUARY 2024 UPDATE

I felt compelled to revisit the original data from this project. I wanted to apply the new processing tools available to me since 2022. I also wanted to apply new processing skills that I've picked up since then.

In this updated version, I reduced and softened the stars. I really dialed up the contrast in the nebulosity to show the details there. The background region is actually full of diverse and colorful nebulous structure from corner to corner and all around the entire field of view. The background region has one dark nebula at top center that shows how the full absence of color and contrast looks.

Acquisition Dates: 28, 29, 30, 31 Aug, 1 Sep 2022

Frames -- All gain 100,  -5°C, bin 1x1:
Ha: 100x300" (8h 20')
OIII: 67x300" (5h 35')
SII: 84x300" (7h 0')
R: 88x60" (1h 28')
G: 79x60" (1h 19')
B: 80x60" (1hr 20')

Integration: 25h 2'

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4

The Wizard nebula (SH2-142) surrounds an open star cluster (NGC 7380). The interplay of gas and dust results in a shape that appears as a wizard emerging from the bright cloud. The nebula is located between 7000 and 10,000 light years away and the active star forming region spans tens of light years.

This image was processed as a Hubble narrowband palette (SHO) with RGB stars.

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Astrometry.net job	9124108
PixInsight job	5LSHRQCRHQQIMBF02SYSR399LX8QNQBJ
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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	22h46m05s.65
RA (top/left)	22h54m37s.34
RA (top/right)	22h35m22s.74
RA (bottom/right)	22h38m03s.28
RA (bottom/left)	22h56m24s.69

Dec (center)	+58°08′48″.6
Dec (top/left)	+59°10′47″.1
Dec (top/right)	+58°43′16″.0
Dec (bottom/right)	+57°04′50″.1
Dec (bottom/left)	+57°31′17″.4

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