distance | 8000 lightyears |
total integration time | 80x 3 min. Duo-Narrow-Band (Ha/Oiii) / 4 hours |
right ascension | 22h 47m 21.0s |
declination | +58° 07′ 54″ |
high resolution download | wizard_v2.jpg |
licence | Public Domain |
This is the open star cluster NGC 7380 – also known as wizard nebula. It mainly consists of Hydrogen alpha and Oxygen III gas.
This area in space is known to be a star forming region in wich new stars are born.