This is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. The colors are done in Hubble Pallet format (SHO). The blue area is strong in Oxygen and this are is most visible with a telescope and UHC filter. John Reed took this photo in Oct 2022. It reminds him of a wizard performing magic with his two hands. He has a long beard that is golden and hat to match protruding in an arch. Taken with Explorer Scientific 104mm f7 Triplet and ASI2600MM camera.
