Object Information

• Name/Designation: Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380)
• Object Type: Emission Nebula / Open Star Cluster
• Constellation: Cepheus
• Distance from Earth: ~7,200 light-years
• Apparent Magnitude: ~7.2
• Angular Size: ~25 arcminutes (~0.42°)

Imaging Info

• Date: October 19-20 & 22-23, 2022

• Location: Athens, Greece

• Frames: 602 × 60″ exposures (10h 2m)

• Camera Settings: Gain 101 | Temperature: 0 °C

• Bortle Scale: 8/9 (City sky)

Equipment & Guiding

• Imaging Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS

• Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro

• Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro

• Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme 1.25″

• Accessory: Baader 2″ MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector

• Guide Scope: Artesky 32mm Mini Guide Scope

• Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Software

• Astro Photography Tool (APT)

• PHD2 Guiding

• PixInsight

• BlurXTerminator

• NoiseXTerminator

• StarXTerminator