03 Feb 2026
Iris Nebula, NGC 7023
The Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 located in the constellation Cepheus. It is a bright reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. It is located in a region of dense molecular clouds. See the previous image. (AstroBackyard)
Image processed by Andrew F. Macica, original data from Telescope Live.
Imaging Details:
Observatory: Oria, Spain
Telescope: Officina Stellare 700 RC
Aperture: 700 mm (27.5 inches), f/8
Focal Length: 5600 mm
Camera: FLI ProLine PL16803 CCD
Filters: LRGB
Total Exposure: 2 hours 40 min.
Image Processing:
PixInsight 1.8.9-3 Ripley (x64);
BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, StarXTerminator (RC Astro);
Adobe Photoshop 25.12.4;
Adobe Lightroom Classic 15.0.1
Instruction on PixInsight from Adam Block Studios.
NGC 7023
2 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 315.4037 Dec 68.16333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................09 Mar 2022 - 26 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 600 | 40m | 4 |
| Red | 600 | 40m | 4 |
| Green | 600 | 40m | 4 |
| Blue | 600 | 40m | 4 |