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| The Wizard Nebula |
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).
Located 7200 light years away, the Wizard nebula, surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380.
The active star forming region spans about 100 light years, making it appear larger than the angular extent of the Moon.
Although the nebula may last only a few million years, some of the stars being formed may outlive our Sun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7380
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Technical Info:
Optics: SGO 6" f/4 Imaging Newtonian @ 610mm FLExplore Scientific 2" HR Coma Corrector
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Filter: 2" Optolong L-Enhance
Mount: Losmandy GM8
Guiding: QHY Mini Guide Scope + PHD2 Software
Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro
Exposure: Light (Gain 200) - 25 subs @ 240 Seconds (100 Minutes)
Calibration: 50 Bias, 30 Darks, 50 Flats
Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Adobe Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI, Astronomy Action Set plug in for PS, Astro Flat Pro plug in for PS
To see the outline of the 'wizard' see: http://www.guidescope.net/nebulae/ngc7380_20131103c.jpg
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