Capture summary
Nebula in Cepheus
Natural color
Broadband RGB
Summer target / wide composition
Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.
The Iris is quieter than the emission targets, with blue reflected starlight emerging from brown dust.
Target Planner
Nebula in Cepheus; best planned for June through August from New Jersey.
Summer targets often improve later at night as the Milky Way climbs higher.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
NGC 7023 is listed here in Cepheus.
Current frame: Natural color / Broadband RGB.
Calculating target altitude and moon context.
Use the full planner to enter a ZIP code, choose a date, and compare the target from your sky.
Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
