#irisnebula

[jzholloway-sncastro]

The Iris Nebula - A reprocess of my data taken in June of last year, this time utilizing Pixinsight before bringing it into Photoshop to finish it up. I have processed this data from scratch many times but for the first time I am really happy with how it came out. . Full resolution at astrobin, link in Bio or here: https://www.astrobin.com/9xgznc/D/ . 161 x 180s (8h 3m) Dark, flat, dark flat, and bias calibration frames 800 ISO - Bortle 8 . Meade Series 6000 80mm Triplet APO Canon EOS Ra Optolong L-Pro filter Ho-Tech Field Flattener Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi120mm-mini (guide) Pegasus Powerbox Advanced . @meadeinstruments @canonusa @optolongfilter @provjournal . . . #astronomy #astrophotography #highpointscientific #OPTeam #myOPTgear #agenaastro #astromaniacmag #earliestlight #photography #cepheus #iris #irisnebula #ngc7023 #lbn487 #nebula #reflection #darknebula #space #spacephoto #nasa #cosmos #milkyway #starcluster #stars #nightphotography #photography #photooftheday #apod #canonphotography #rhodeisland (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci2N-_COHec/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jzholloway-sncastro]

Iris Nebula - LBN 487 / NGC 7023 Taken from my backyard in Providence, RI, this target is located in the constellation Cepheus. The central open star cluster (NGC 7023) is surrounded by a reflection nebula (LBN 487). The nebula is lit up by its central star but is also shown to be surrounded by a lot of dark dust, known as dark nebula, which extends far beyond the edges of this image. I didn't know what I was getting into trying to take and process data on this from heavily light polluted skies. When I first shared this reprocess I thought I had only gotten around 4 - 5 hours of data, turns out this is just over 8. I figure to really make this target pop like it is worthy, I'd need to at least double the amount of data if I am to continue shooting it from my current location in the future. This data, taken in June, took me until now to come up with a process that i was content enough with to share. . 161 x 180s (8h 3m) Dark, flat, dark flat, and bias calibration frames 800 ISO - Bortle 8 . Meade Series 6000 80mm Triplet APO Canon EOS Ra Optolong L-Pro filter Ho-Tech Field Flattener Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi120mm-mini (guide) Pegasus Powerbox Advanced . @meadeinstruments @canonusa @optolongfilter @provjournal . . . #astronomy #astrophotography #highpointscientific #OPTeam #myOPTgear #agenaastro #astromaniacmag #earliestlight #photography #cepheus #iris #irisnebula #ngc7023 #lbn487 #nebula #reflection #darknebula #space #spacephoto #nasa #cosmos #milkyway #starcluster #stars #nightphotography #photography #photooftheday #apod #canonphotography #rhodeisland (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWQeKoPLPMj/?utm_medium=tumblr

[garyeason]

Iris Nebula

NGC 7023, known as the Iris Nebula, is an area of brownish dark dust in the Cepheus constellation - illuminated brilliantly in the centre by an intensely bright, blue young star SAO 19158. According to NASA, this area attracts study because of its unusual prevalence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), complex molecules found on Earth during the incomplete combustion of wood fires.

My picture comprises 746 x 20" exposures at ISO 1600, imaged from Colchester, England, on a modified Nikon D750 DSLR, Sky-Watcher Explorer 150p, EQ5 Pro, via Stellarmate in Kstars/Ekos. Stacked in AstroPixelProcessor, cropped and adjusted in Photoshop and Lightroom.

[johnlyngfr]

The Iris Nebula is a cloud of dust and gas that is reflecting light from the bright star at the centre. It is actually a small region that happens to be close-by in our stellar neighborhood. The challenge for astrophotographers is to capture the asymmetrical dark areas around it and in front of it, revealing the complexity of this region. #irisnebula #ngc7023 #astronomiefrance #astronomie #astrophotography #astrophotographiefrance #poussieredetoile #poussièredétoiles #poussieresdetoiles #stardust #astronomy (at Strasbourg, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeqP1PrMErM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[johnlyngfr]

The Iris Nebula is a bright reflective nebula nearby at 1,300 light years. It is a small dusty region of our galaxy that surrounds a hot young star. For astrophotographers, the dark patches provide the challenge. I photographed the Iris Nebula from my terrace in Bordeaux France over two nights in September 2020. #irisnebula #astrophotography #astronomy #astronomie #astrophotographie (at Bordeaux, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE-IH6DHBLt/?igshid=t52zxavjiron

[aarontraglephotograpy-blog]

Shooting the Iris Nebula tonight. Dark shark was too faint to shoot at home, I will def shoot that soon at a dark site. Here is the link to the stream https://youtu.be/LGuzK4b1qYI #astrophotography #atphotography #irisnebula

[astrowimp]

Iris Nebula by #astrowimp -- 1,300 light years • 7.7 hours of exposure • #astro #instacaptures #instacool #astronomy #irisnebula #arttobuy #photography #astrophotography #astronomyphotography #beautiful #universetoday