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NGC 7023 — Iris Nebula (wide field) · NGC 7023

Wider framing with more of the surrounding LDN 1174 dark cloud visible, foreground star field rich and colour-balanced.

NGC 7023 (Iris Nebula) in Cepheus — blue reflection nebula in LDN 1174, photographed from Plau am See on 19-20 Oct 2025
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TargetNGC 7023
TypeNebula
RA21h 01m 35.6s
Dec+68° 10′ 10″
Captured2025-10-19
Integration~4 h 9 m (14,940 s)
Framesdrizzle stack, ~120 s subs
FiltersNone — bare OSC broadband
Gain100
SiteKlebe, Plau am See, Mecklenburg
BortleBortle 3