Spaceimages - Astrofotografie by Jens Zippel

The Wizard Nebula complex (NGC 7380), embedded in an open star cluster, is located in the constellation of Cepheus.

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Object:	NGC 7380
Date of exposures:	12.08.2023, 13.08.2023
Distance:	7.000 Lightyears
Exposures:	Ha: 15 x 480 Sec., OIII: 7 x 480 Sec., RGB: 64 x 180 Sec., Sum: 6,25 hrs.
Telescope:	10'', F4 Newton
Focal length:	1000mm
Filter:	Astrodon E-Series, Ha, OIII 5nm
Camera:	ASI 1600 MMC Pro
Guiding:	Off Axis Guider, Lodestar
Mount:	EQ8

The nebula has a diameter of about 100 light years and a considerable extension of 20×25 arc minutes in the night sky, (moon about 30 arc minutes). The distance to Earth is 7,000 light-years.

NGC 7380, also referred to as Sh2-142 in the Sharpless catalog, is an active star-forming region. It consists of considerable amounts of gas and dust. In the center is the so-called DH Cephei binary system, consisting of 2 massive O-type suns with a temperature of 30,000 degrees. Class 0 stars are the largest and hottest types of suns known to us, their luminosity can exceed that of our sun by a factor of 1 million. The two suns unleash the delicate glow of the magic nebula by ionization.

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NGC7380 Wizard Nebula