Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Iris Nebula  ·  NGC 7023
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The Iris Nebula - NGC7023, Morsing
The Iris Nebula - NGC7023
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The Iris Nebula - NGC7023

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The Iris Nebula - NGC7023

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I  took the data for this image over a few nights when waiting for M33 to rise above the roof of the house. 
This is the first time I have imaged a reflection nebula (except for the Running Mn when shooting Orion), and it is amazing how much it looks like clouds covering a bright star - which I guess it actually is, just on a cosmic scale!
I think this simple motive, with the relatively small central nebula feature benefits from the strongly saturated stars with diffraction spikes - this look is growing on me after using a reflector for a while.

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The Iris Nebula - NGC7023, Morsing