After the magical sky of Adygea (44th latitude) - shooting at the 56th latitude is pure torture((
The "Wizard" itself is a really faint object, and our skyglow is still very strong.
The Wizard Nebula is an open star cluster embedded 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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