Jeff Freedman captured this outstanding image of the Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380) in Cepheus using his SVX102T Raptor. This nebula is located roughly 7,200 light-years away from Earth and spans about 110 light-years across in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way galaxy. At this nebula’s center lies a close, double lined spectroscopic binary system called DH Cephei, which consists of two massive O-type stars.

According to Jeff: “This is NGC 7380, the Wizard Nebula. It was taken with a monochrome camera and narrowband filters (Ha, Sii and Oii). Processed with a “Hubble palate”. Total imaging time was about 10 hours over 2 nights.”

Details:

Stellarvue SVX102T-R Raptor

SFFX1 Flattener

Antlia 3mm pro filters (Ha, Sii, Oii)

ASI 2600 MM pro

ASI air

Skywatcher EQR-6 mount

Processed with Pixinsight

April 11/12 and 24/25, 2024

Near 50. N latitude

Approximate time 10 h

ours over 2 nights

Designations:

NGC 7380

Sh 2-142

CR 452

References:

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, October 11). NGC 7380. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7380

Admin. (2019, February 4). Wizard Nebula: Star-Forming Nebula in Cepheus – Constellation Guide. https://www.constellation-guide.com/wizard-nebula/

AstroWorldCreations. (2021, September 2). NGC7380 - Wizard Nebula — AstroWorldCreations. https://www.astroworldcreations.com/image-details/m33-triangulum-galaxy-gszpn-9d5c3

Jones, T. (2022, August 3). The Wizard Nebula in Cepheus (NGC 7380). AstroBackyard. https://astrobackyard.com/ngc-7380-wizard-nebula/