The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380)
The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380) is a cool wizard-shaped nebula wrapped around a star cluster in the constellation Cepheus. It’s estimated to be ~7,000 ly from us and visually is a challenging one to see unless you are in a very dark sky.
To learn more: https://www.constellation-guide.com/wizard-nebula/
This image was made with 29hrs 45mins of data (10.6hrs of Ha, 13.9 hrs of Oiii, and 5.25hrs of Sii) and mapped to the SHO (Hubble palette) in narrowband. It is by far my largest project to-date of 2020. I’ve also included a starless version thanks to StarNet within PixInsight.
The Wizard Nebula captured in infrared Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).
Image credit: WISE, NASA, JPL
Technical
Explore Scientific 127 FCD100 APO telescope
Explore Scientific .7x Focal Reducer/Field Flattener
MoonLite focuser
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro mount
ZWO ASI1600 MM Pro camera
Chroma Ha, Oiii, and Sii filters