Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC 7023 Iris Nebula

15-May-2026 09:10 ADT 15-May-2026 12:10 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, 3-Aug-2016

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Frames: 10x 300s L, 1x1; 8ea 120s RGB, 2x2
Total Exposure: 1h28m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 1300 ly