I captured the photons from the Wizard Nebula. It's apparently named after its look of a cloaked figure with its arms outstretched (or at least reaching forward). The more I look at it, the more I see it - side on face and hat sort of leaning down at the top, arms below...
Found in Cepheus, it is a young cluster of stars, two of which are super massive and ionise the gas around. Beautiful cosmos...
Friday night I photographed the #WizardNebula. 8,500 lightyears away. Named after its look of a cloaked figure, arms reaching forward. I sort of see it - side on face at the top, arms below...
Maybe I've got #cosmicbrain. Several hours of imaging went into this...
#astronomy #astrophotography