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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=

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

Tramite Flickr: The Iris Nebula, also NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4, is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. It lies 1,300 light-years away and is six light-years across. Details M: Avalon Linear Fast reverse T: Celestron C9.25 C: QSI690 WSG with Baader filters SXAO 92x300s Lum 50x60s Lum 64x100s Blue 78x100s Red Total of 12:26:40s