The Iris Nebula (NGC7023)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Iris Nebula is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 00:05, 64° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 54° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:36, 46° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Iris Nebula (NGC7023)
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +68°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Magnitude: | 6.80 (V) [3] 7.20 (B) [1] |
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