Categories: Astrophotos

Astrophoto: Iris Nebula by Thad Szabo

Here’s a great deep sky photo of the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) in Cepheus by astrophotographer Thad Szabo. This image was taken from near Alder Springs, California, USA on the night of 23/24 June 2012. On Flickr, Thad said this is a “combination of a stack of 2 min exposures and a stack of 6 min exposures. Shot with 9.25″ Edge HD at f/2.3 with Hyperstar and Atik 314L+ color CCD. Stacking done in Nebulosity; final processing in PS CS 5 with help from Annie’s Astro Actions.”

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Nancy has been with Universe Today since 2004. She is the author of a new book on the Apollo program, "Eight Years to the Moon," which shares the stories of 60 engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make landing on the Moon possible. Her first book, "Incredible Stories from Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos" tells the stories of those who work on NASA's robotic missions to explore the Solar System and beyond.