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Michael Telesco from New Canaan, Connecticut

The Iris Nebula (LBN 487) is a mirrored image nebula 1,300 light-years away in Cepheus lit by the open star cluster NGC 7023 that lies inside it. The imager obtained this knowledge for this starless rendition with a 2-inch scope and 6.7 hours of publicity on the 2023 Black Forest Star Occasion in Cherry Springs State Park underneath Bortle 2 skies.