| Classification: |
Open Cluster / NGC7380 - Diffuse Nebula / Sh2-142 |
| Constellation: |
Cepheus (CEP) |
| Object Location: |
Ra 22h 48m Dec +58° 12’44° |
| Size & Distance: |
20 x 20 Apx 7200 light-years |
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| Date & Location: |
6-28-2014 Palomar Mountain, CA |
| Exposure: |
Hubble Pallet SHO, Sll=R, Ha=G, Olll=B, 7ea. @ 15min (bin 1x1) |
| Optics: |
Telescope Engineering Company APO180FL @ f/5.23 using an Astro-Physics TCC160 F/L 941mm |
| Mount: |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO / ATS 10x36 Pier |
| Camera: |
FLI-ML6303E @-20c / CFW2-7 / FLI-Atlas focuser / Guided by SBIG ST-I / w OAG. |
| Filters: |
Astrodon 3nm Ha, Sll, Olll |
| Software: |
MaxImDL 6.03, Photoshop CS5 |
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| Notes: |
Sky conditions: Average seeing, calm winds, Temp 65-67°
Cropped Image Field of view is 57.7 x 83.8 arcmin.
This image was an Astronomy Magazine Picture Of The Day, July, 2014
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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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