The area in Cepheus containing NGC 7380 (upper left), aka the Wizard Nebula, as well as the famous double and variable star Delta Cephei, at top centre. The star at upper right is Zeta Cephei. The brighter nebula between the two stars is Sharpless 2-136. The large nebula at lower right, containing both red hydrogen-alpha and green oxygen-III emission regions, is Sharpless 2-132. The field of view here is 6° by 4°. This is a blend of a stack of 8 x 12-minutes at ISO 1600 through an IDAS NB1 narrowband filter, with a stack of 14 x 6-minute exposures at ISO 800 with a "clear" Astronomik UV-IR Cut filter, all with the Canon EOS Ra camera through the SharpStar 76mm apo refractor at f/4.4 with its field flattener/reducer. Autoguided and dithered with the MGEN3 auto-guider. No darks or LENR employed. Faint nebulosity brought out with the aid of luminosity masks created with Lumenzia.
A collection of faint nebulas in southern Cepheus, including the Wizard Nebula. This visually faint emission nebula NGC 7380, aka the Wizard Nebula, is at left, while at right is Sharpless 2-135. In between is the famous variable and double star Delta Cephei. The orange star at far right is Zeta Cephei. To be precise, the star cluster embedded in the Wizard is actually NGC 7380, as discovered by Caroline Herschel. Photos reveal the nebula surrounding the cluster. This is a stack of 8 x 8-minute exposures through the Borg 77mm f/4 astrograph and with the Canon EOS Ra red-sensitive mirrorless camera, at ISO 800. Stacked, aligned and processed in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop 2020. No nebula or light pollution reduction filter was employed in taking the images. I shot this from home November 25, 2019 on a very fine if frosty autumn night. The last few exposures were shot through incoming high haze.
NGC 7380 nebula in Cepheus. Stack of 4 x 12 minute exposures with TMB 92mm apo and Canon 5D MkII at ISO400, with Borg 0.85x flattener/reducer for f/4.6. Faint nebulosity to the right of frame is Sh 2-139. Small nebulas to the left of frame are (from R to L): Sh 2-148, Sh 2-152 (two small blips) and SH 2-153 (larger one)
