NGC-7380 (Sharpless 2-142) sometimes called the Wizard Nebula is located in the constellation of Cepheus. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. It is a hot young cluster of stars imbedded within a large emission nebula which is an active star forming area. It lies in the Perseus arm of our Milky Way Galaxy, approximately 8500 light years from Earth.
This image, acquired on October 19th, 2025, is a 3 hour 18 minute integration of 2 minute exposures through the Astro-Tech AT-92 92mm APO Triplet refractor, using the ZWO 2600MC Pro camera, cooled to 0 degrees and binned 1 X 1. Acquired using NINA, guided by PHD2, processed in PixInsight and post-processed using PhotoShop 2025.