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Wizard Nebula (Sh2-142)

Image Description and Details : A seasonal classic, the Wizard nebula, in a bicolor HOO version with RGB stars.

The Wizard Nebula, cataloged as Sh2-142 (Sharpless2 142) is a diffuse HII region in the constellation Cepheus associated with the star cluster NGC 7380.

Konus 200/1000 @960mm, f4.8
Qhy168c @-5 °C
Sky-Watcher Eq6r Pro
Optolong L_eXtreme 128x300"
SvBony UV/IR-cut 60x60"
Kstars/ekos, APP, PixInsight, PS

Copyright: Massimo Di Fusco

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2021, October 2021 Jason Matter 2021, October 2021 Jason Matter

The wizard nebula

This image was captured through 3nm ultra-narrowband filters and is a composite of ionized Sulphur, Hydrogen, and Oxygen atoms and displayed with a modified SHO "Hubble" Palette. Data was collected over 2 nights from the 11th to 12th of October 2021 from the outskirts of Vancouver, Canada.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Planewave CDK 12.5

Mounts: Astro-Physics AP1100 GTO CP4

Unguided

Chroma 3nm H⍺: 52x300" (4h 20')

Chroma 3nm OIII: 36x300" (3h)

Chroma 3nm Sii: 35x300" (2h 55')

Integration: 10h 15'

Pixel scale: 0.923 arcsec/pixel

Copyright: Rouzbeh Astro

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2021, May 2021 Jason Matter 2021, May 2021 Jason Matter

NGC 7380- The Wizard Nebula

Image Description and Details : This image depicts the Wizard Nebula taken with narrowband filters and color mapped to a slightly modified Hubble Palette. The shape of this nebula is due to the strong stellar winds of the nearby O and B stars, most notably, the star that lies close to the rim of the nebula. Location: Curiosity2 Observatory, New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, NM, USA. Telescope: 24” (61 cm) f/6.5 Reflector. Total exposure: 31h 40m (Ha: 10h 40m; OIII: 10h; SII: 8h; RGB: 3h).


Copyright: Josep Drudis

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2020 Jason Matter 2020 Jason Matter

The Wizard Nebula - NGC 7380

Image data:
Date: 25/10/2019 and 26/10/2019
Site: Albox - Almería - Spain
Image Details: H-Alpha: 24x600" / OIII: 15x600" / SII: 24x600"
Telescope: Teleskop-Service Imaging Star 130mm f/5 - 6-elements Flatfield APO
CCD: ASI1600MMC
CCD Guiding: QHY5L-II
Capture and guiding software: MaxIm DL
Mount: Celestron CGEM
Processing: PixInsight
Bias, Darks and Flats applied
https://www.astrobin.com/m784zo

Copyright: José Francisco del Aguila del Aguila

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