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       2023-05-27T03:25:44Z
       
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       Another widefield shot, the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) and the surrounding dust clouds in the Cepheus constellation.Contrary to emission nebulae which consist of ionized gases that emit light, this is a reflection nebula; interstellar dust clouds that reflect the light of surrounding stars. Given their faint luminosity, emission nebulae are challenging to capture and required dark skies with low light pollution and no moon glow.This image was captured during the new moon, from the dark skies (Bortle 3) of the La Mauricie National Park in Québec 🇨🇦.High resolution, annotated version and technical details on Telescopius: https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/151353/deep_sky/iris-nebula/NGC/7023/bright-nebula/by-drgfreeman#astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #deepsky #photography #astroberry #kstars #ekos #phd2 #raspberrypi #astrodonImage license: CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0