NGC 7380 is a young 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, which spans an angle of 25′. German-born astronomer William Herschel included his sister's discovery in his catalog, and labelled it H VIII.77. The nebula is known as S 142 in the 1959 Sharpless catalog (Sh2-142). It is extremely difficult to observe visually, usually requiring very dark skies and an O-III filter. The NGC 7380 complex is located at a distance of approximately 8.5 kilolight-years from the Sun, in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way.
| Object | NGC7380 Wizzard Nebula (Sh2-142) |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Position: | RA 22h 47m 19s Dec 58° 02' 19'' |
| Apparent Size: | 25 arcmins |
| Apparent Magnitude: | 7.2 |
| Distance in light years: | 8500 ± 1300 ly |
| Photo Data | |
| Date of Expose: | 18 Nov 2020 - 02 Jan 2021 |
| Location: |
IC Astronomy Observatory Spain Oria, Almería, Spain , ASL 1250m GPS: 37.4988 N / -2.42178 W |
| Telescope: | SPA-2-CCD: Officina Stellare 700 RC, f/d 8.0/5600mm |
| Camera: | FLI PL16803 , 9μm, Bin-2 2045px2043px, @ T sensor -25°C |
| Field of View: | 23 x 23 arcmins |
| Pixel Scale/Resolution: | 0.33.arcsec/px |
| Expose frames/times: | S 37x120s, H 20x120s, O 21x120s |
| Total expose: | 2h 36min |
| Filter: | Astrodon SII, Ha, OIII |
| Mount: | Paramount MX+ |
| Software: | Siril 1.4, Photoshop CC |
| Remarks: |
© Photos by Peter Cerveny
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