Nebulae
A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases. Nebulae are often star-forming regions. In these regions the formations of gas, dust, and other materials "clump" together to form larger masses, which attract further matter, and eventually will become massive enough to form stars. The remaining materials are then believed to form planets, and other planetary system objects
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Wizard Nebula
The Wizard Nebula is an emission nebula that surrounds the open star cluster NGC 7380 in the constellation Cepheus. The nebula is known for its unique shape, resembling the appearance of a medieval sorcerer. The active star forming region lies at a distance of 7,200 light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 7.2. It has a radius of 100 light years and occupies 25 arc minutes of the apparent sky.
Telescope: GSO RC10 (reduced to f/5.6)
Camera: QSI 683L
Mount: Astrophysics Mach1 GTO
Filters: Astrodon Gen2 LRGB
Subexposures: bin 1x1 Lum, bin 2x2 Colour
Total exposure: 8h
Observatory automation: Pegasus Astro - Ultimate Powerbox v2
Autofocus: Pegasus Motor Focus Kit + UPBv2
Location: Near Gythion, Greece
