Thank you for sharing your photos - this is exactly what this project is all about! :-)
After the magical sky of Adygea (44th latitude) - shooting at the 56th latitude is pure torture(( The Wizard itself is a really dim object, and our skyglow is still very strong. The Wizard Nebula is an open star cluster immersed in a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. It is located in the constellation Cepheus. Distance about 8,000 light-years. Physical size (diameter) about 40 light-years. Apparent size 20'x20'. Shot over two nights.
Yes, the Wizard Nebula is a very challenging object, indeed quite faint.
But still, with some persistence, it's possible to get quite a decent result even from our skies.
My attempt at this object is on my page, but it didn't come easily either...
Hi Anton! Yes, I saw your work, very nice result. But I shot on July 16th and 17th, the skyglow is still really strong. In narrowband imaging with HOS it would have turned out much better, but I was too lazy((
Yeah, a narrowband filter would definitely suit this object well.
How about adding another 5 hours in narrowband?
It should turn out great on a telescope like that!
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