This target is difficult even on a good night
NGC 7023 - Iris Nebula
Date: 7/22/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 82 frames of 180 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
#astronomy #astrophotography
Seeing the dust in this nebula is very difficult in a light polluted location like my yard in Portland, OR. I hope to get to a dark sky sight this year and try another session with this one. To see how big of a difference that makes. But I like the field of view I was able to get with my StellarVue SVX102T telescope, without a reducer and only with a field flattener.