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.