| Classification: |
Open Cluster / Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation: |
Cepheus |
| Object Location: |
Ra 22h 48m Dec +58° 12’44° (current) |
| Size & Distance: |
20 x 20 Apx 7.2 ly. Mag7.2 |
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| Date & Location: |
6-28-14 Palomar Mountain |
| Exposure: |
Sll (R) Ha (G) Olll (B) 7ea.1x1@900 5h 15m Total |
| Optics: |
Telescope Engineering Company APO180FL @ f/5.23 using an Astro-Physics TCC160 F/L 940mm |
| Mount: |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO / ATS 10x36 Pier |
| Camera: |
FLI-ML6303/CFW2-7/ Atlas focuser @-20c |
| Filters: |
Astrodon 3nm Ha, Sll, Olll |
| Software: |
MaxImDL 6, Photoshop CS5 |
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| Notes: |
NGC 7380 (also known as the Wizard Nebula) is an open cluster discovered by
Caroline Herschel in 1787. It is also known as 142 in the 1959 Sharpless catalog
(Sh2-142). This reasonably large nebula is located in Cepheus. It is extremely
difficult to observe visually.
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