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Date: Sep. 9-10-11-12, 2017 - Location: Davis Mountains west of Fort Davis, TX Telescope: ATRC10 Mount: Paramount MX Camera: Apogee F8300M Exposure: SII = 25x20 min., Ha = 18x20 min., OIII = 28x20 min. RGB for Stars = 12x2 min. each Click on the image below to view at higher resolution. |
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NGC 7380 is an open cluster imbedded in a nebula commonly known as the Wizard Nebula. The nebula is located in the constellation of Cepheus at an approximate distance of 7,200 light years. The nebula is an active stellar nursery where new stars are being added to the young open cluster. The nebula spans a diameter of approximately 100 light years and extends over an area about the size of the full Moon. The nebula is also classified in the Sharpless catalog as Sh2-142 The image above is known as a mapped, or false, color image and was acquired using narrowband filters. It was assembled using the standard Hubble Palette with SII mapped to red, Ha mapped to green and OIII mapped to blue. The stars were overlaid with RGB data to give them a near true color appearance. A near true color HOO image may be viewed here. Member of the Dark Sky Observatory Collaborative
1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7380
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