
Iris Nebula
NGC7023 aka the Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula 1300 light-years away in Cepheus, about 6 light-years across. It's particularly impressive caught in the middle of LDN1170, the large swathes of brown dust swirling around. SkyWatcher 8" Quattro, RisingCam IM571 OSC camera, Baader Neodymium filter. 130 * 180s lights 128 * 180s darks 266 * 0.5s biases 192 * 13s flats Stacked in PixInsight and finished in Darktable.
Image dimensions: 6000 x 4000 pixels
Iris Nebula
More InfoIris Nebula
NGC7023 aka the Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula 1300 light-years away in Cepheus, about 6 light-years across. It's particularly impressive caught in the middle of LDN1170, the large swathes of brown dust swirling around. SkyWatcher 8" Quattro, RisingCam IM571 OSC camera, Baader Neodymium filter. 130 * 180s lights 128 * 180s darks 266 * 0.5s biases 192 * 13s flats Stacked in PixInsight and finished in Darktable.
Image dimensions: 6000 x 4000 pixels