Wizard Nebula, NGC 7380
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Informally known as the “Wizard Nebula”, NGC 7380 is an open cluster of stars still embedded in the nebula out of which it formed. The stars are estimated to be about 4 million years old. The cluster is about 8000 light years away. The image was generated with observations in the Hydrogen alpha (red), Oxygen [OIII] (blue) and Sulfur [SII] (orange) filters. In this image, North is left, East is down.
Credit:T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
About the Image
| Id: | noao-ngc7380 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 8740 x 8310 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7380, Wizard Nebula |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 22 48 23.73 |
| Position (Dec): | 58° 13' 33.87" |
| Field of view: | 38.07 x 36.20 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 89.9° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Olll | 499 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Sll | 672 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Ha | 656 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |