Observation by Graham Roberts: NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula

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Graham Roberts

Observer

Graham Roberts

Observed

2025 Sep 22 - 21:00

Uploaded

2025 Oct 19 - 14:41

Title

NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula

About this image

After an unprecedented astronomy break of some 257 days following knee surgery & then moving house, I am more than pleased to return to my own backyard astrophotography once again, now located in Somerset. Given the setting, combined with clear skies and a new moon in early September, I had high expectations for my first imaging session since moving and was not disappointed by the results obtained of the object chosen for this auspicious occasion, the Wizard Nebula. Designated by the central star cluster NGC 7380 the Wiazrd is an emission nebula in which its gases glow due to intense radiation from hot, massive stars from within the aforesaid embedded cluster. Interwoven within this glowing gas are dark, dense regions of dust that sculpt the nebula’s dramatic and somewhat mystical appearance, in this case a wizard.

For more general background and detailed imaging information please refer to my website here https://watchthisspaceman.com/2025/10/19/somerset-magic/

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NGC 7380 Final.png (3.2 MB)

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