Diffuse Nebula
Cepheus
21H 1.6m  +68° 10'

Magnitude: 7.7
Size: 10' × 8'
Distance: 1,400 light-years

Skill Level
Like most reflection nebulae, NGC 7023 is faint and requires a good deal of exposure. Even harder is capturing the surrounding dark, gaseous environment.

Recommended Equipment
I recommend a fast scope, such as a rich-field Newtonian, for NGC 7023.

Slower telescopes, such as an SCT or a small refractor, will require guided exposures in order to capture all the faint detail.

Image Stats
Meade 8" SN LXD75
Meade DSI Pro III
Meade RGB filters

LRGB at 640:62:64:60 minutes respectively. 2-minute subs.

Good transparency
7-9 August 2009
San Mateo, CA