NGC 7023 - The Iris Nebula

NGC 7023 - The Iris Nebula, a bright reflection nebula surrounded and partially obscured by large amounts of interstellar dust and is in the constellation of Cepheus. The Iris Nebula is about 1,300 light-years away from earth and is about 3 light-years across.

Image acquisition and processing information:

Date: October 27th, 2022
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 14" telescope using a Hyperstar v4 lens (at F1.9)
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-1200 GTO CP3
Camera: ZWO ASI-6200 MM Pro monochrome camera (binned 2x2)
Guiding: Telescope: AstroTech AT72ED, Camera: ASI-183MM monochrome camera
Exposures: 204 6o-second luminance exposures using a IR/UV cut filter
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Telescope: Celestron C11 telescope using a Hyperstar v3 lens (at F2)
Mount: Celestron CGE Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI-2400 MC Pro one-shot-color camera
Guiding: Telescope: Orion 60mm with helical focuser, Camera: ASI-294 MC one-shot-color camera
Exposures: 277 6o-second exposures using a IR/UV cut filter
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Image processing Software: PixInsight v. 1.8.9.1