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Observation by John Hughes: NGC 7380 - The "Wizard" nebula...

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Paul Downing

Observer

John Hughes

Observed

2020 Sep 21 - 22:00

Uploaded

2020 Oct 13 - 15:47

Objects

The Wizard Nebula (NGC7380)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 22h47m
Dec: +58°02'
Position angle: +0°25'

Field size

1°18' × 1°07'

Equipment
  • William Optics Z103 refractor
  • ZWO ASI1600mm Pro Cooled camera
  • Chroma 3.5nm Ha, Oiii and Sii filters
Exposure

47 x 5 mins in Ha 48 x 5 mins in Oiii 47 x 5 mins in Sii Total integration time is 11.8 hours

Location

North Essex, UK

Target name

NGC 7380

Title

NGC 7380 - The "Wizard" nebula by John Hughes

About this image

Staying in Cassiopeia, I then turned my attention to to NGC7380, the Wizard Nebula. For some time I could not ‘see’ the wizard until I watched a Zoom presentation given at my local Astronomy club by Nik Szymanek who explained the orientation.

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