Sh2-142 Wizard Nebula
| Description | SH2-142, also known as the Wizard Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus, associated with the young star cluster NGC 7380. It is a popular target for astrophotography, known for its reddish glow from ionized hydrogen and its distinctive shape, often resembling a sorcerer. The nebula is ionized by massive stars in the cluster, particularly the binary star DH Cephei. |
|---|---|
| Data/Processing Attribution | This is my data and processing. |
| Distances/Size | Distance to the object: 5,545 light years; angular size in the sky is about 25’ (minutes); size of the nebula is about 20 light years in diameter |
| Equipment | Mount-PlaneWave L-350; Scope-PlaneWave CDK14″, 356 mm aperture, 2563 mm focal length; Camera-Moravian C3-61000, 0.30 arcsec/pixel. |
| Observatory | The image was captured at the Prairie Skies Astro remote observatory. |
| Exposure and processing |
SHO and RGB filters, total exposure- 35 hours 2 min and 43sec Ha: 600X54= 9 hours 0 min O3: 600X54= 9 hours 0 min S2: 600X54= 9 hours 0 min G: 90X108= 2 hours 42 min R: 90X108= 2 hours 42 min B: 89X107= 2 hours 38 min 43 sec Total: 35 hours 2 min 43 sec Sequence management was performed using Voyager Astro software with the Voyager Advanced RoboTarget scheduler. Processing is done in PixInsight, Photoshop, and LightRoom Classic |