NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula

Ryjov Aleksey

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Deep Sky

Jul 20th, 2025

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NGC 7380

Resolution:: 1220x1082 px
File size:: 170 KB

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Photo description / processing

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.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens: Askar SQA 106 мм f/4.8
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro
Mount: Ioptron HAE 29 C
Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Software: SharpCap 4.0, DSS, Siril, GraXpert, Adobe Photoshop

Location: Петушки, Владимирская область, Россия

Light pollution

Red, Bortle 7 zone

Date taken: Jul 17th, 2025

Exposure

43 × 180″ · ISO/Gain: 100
22 × 300″ · ISO/Gain: 100

Total exposure: 3 h 59 m

Comments

Anth

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...

Jul 21st, 2025

Ryjov AlekseyReply to Anth

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((

Jul 21st, 2025

Anth

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!

Jul 21st, 2025

Ryjov AlekseyReply to Anth

The idea is correct, I will do it that way in the future.

Jul 22nd, 2025