NGC7023

Iris Nebula

NGC7023

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Object Info

Type

Reflection Nebula

Constellation

Cepheus

Distance

1,300 ly

Capture Details

Date

November 13, 2004

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 4x15 (bin 1x1), R 3x15, G 2x15, B 2x15 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1764mm @f/6.3

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Optec TCF-S

Filters

CFW8A, SBIG LRGB

Software

CCDSoft, Photoshop