NGC 7023 (Iris Nebula) and LBN 468
I have been subscribing to data from the Deep Sky West (DSW) Observatory for some time. DSW is located in New Mexico and offers several fully equipped systems. One of the data sets I received, was data from the reflection nebula NGC 7023 and LBN 468, located in the constellation Cepheus.
The images were taken with the following equipment:
| Location | Rowe, New Mexico |
| Telescope | Astrophysics RH305 |
| Focal length [mm] | 1118 |
| Focal ratio | 3.8 |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Camera | SBIG STX-16803 |
| Filter | L:R:G:B |
| Exposure time [min] | NGC 7023: 190:220:180:170 LBN 468: 230:230:210:210 |
| Resolution | 1.66″/px |
Data calibration and registration and the final processing was done with PixInsight. The result was as follows:
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