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The Wizard Nebula


  • Acquisition Details
    • Captured Date: November 2020
  • Location Information
    • Constellation: Cepheus
    • Coordinates (RA,DA): 341.838, 58.132
    • Pixel Scale: 2.06
    • Distance: 8.5 ± 1.3 thousand light-years
  • Catalogue Designations
    • NGC: 7380
  • Equipment Used
    • Mount: HEQ5
    • Telescope: Orion ED80T CF
    • Main Camera: ASI071MC

NGC 7380 is a young[4] open cluster of stars in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. The surrounding emission nebulosity is known colloquially as the Wizard Nebula 1

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