Planetary nebula
Magic Carpet Nebula (NGC7027)
In Cygnus (Cyg) • Magnitude 8.5 • 0.2 arcminutes
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A young, compact planetary nebula in Cygnus.
Magic Carpet Nebula at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 7027 |
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Constellation | Cygnus (Cyg) |
| Right ascension | 21h 07m 02s |
| Declination | +42° 14' 11" |
| Apparent magnitude | 8.50 |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag/arcsec² |
| Angular size | 0.2 × 0.2 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 87° |
| Best imaging months | Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct |
How to image Magic Carpet Nebula
Magic Carpet Nebula sits in the constellation Cygnus at right ascension 21h 07m 02s and declination +42° 14' 11". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window. As a planetary nebula, Magic Carpet Nebula typically appears small and intense, so a long focal length and OIII or Ha narrowband filters bring out structure.