Orion Skies

NGC 7380, the Wizard

Nebula. Expert target.

For your DWARF 3. Change scope

Duo-Bandfilter
85°highest
One frameDWARF 3 tele
Sep, Octbest at 10pm

A nebula and cluster in Cepheus, high all night in autumn.

From a real night: One frame, Duo-Band, gain 70. Over 5 hours stacked across nights. In EQ mode the Dwarf flips when it crosses due south.

Taken with a Dwarf 3

NGC 7380, the Wizard Nebula, taken with a Dwarf 3
NGC 7380, the Wizard Nebula
Duo-Bandfilter
30 and 60 sexposure
485frames
5 h 7 minin all
Taken with a Dwarf 3 by TPN Explorer, a garden in Leicester, 30 September and 1 October 2026.

Will it fit?

Sky survey picture of NGC 7380, the Wizard with the DWARF 3 frame drawn on it
The dashed box is the DWARF 3 tele frame, 2.93 by 1.65 degrees. It fits in one frame. Sky picture: DSS2 colour survey, via CDS hips2fits (Strasbourg).

Tonight from your location

Set your location in the menu bar to see how high it gets tonight.

Settings by level

Use EQ mode for this oneNebulae are faint and need hours of shots. Without EQ mode the picture slowly turns through the night and the edges are lost when it stacks. Set up EQ mode on the tripod before you search for NGC 7380, the Wizard. How to set up EQ mode.

Beginner

Alt-Azmode
Autosettings
Duo-Bandfilter
Set to fitshots

Improver

EQmode
15 sexposure
70gain
Duo-Bandfilter
200+frames

Expert

EQmode
60 sexposure
70gain
Duo-Bandfilter
100+frames

Will my run fit tonight?

Beginner: Auto picks well, but check the filter by eye and set the number of shots to finish before cloud or the Moon. See Improver and Expert for why.

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