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      Iris Nebula, NGC 7023
      Wallpaper author:
      Andrew Macica

      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.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 7023

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      Iris Nebula, NGC 7023