Wizard Nebula – NGC 7380

distance 8000 lightyears
total integration time80x 3 min. Duo-Narrow-Band (Ha/Oiii) / 4 hours
right ascension22h 47m 21.0s
declination+58° 07′ 54″
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This is the open star cluster NGC 7380 – also known as wizard nebula. It mainly consists of Hydrogen alpha and Oxygen III gas.

This area in space is known to be a star forming region in wich new stars are born.