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

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
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


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
Olll
499 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Sll
672 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Ha
656 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I