INTRICATE SIGHT Western Cepheus holds the marvelous Iris Nebula, a reflection nebula illuminated by the 7.4-magnitude star HD 200775, the whole surrounded by a dark cloud. The best of it is you only need a small telescope to snag it. MAGNIFICENCE IN ORION As you sweep from top left to bottom right in this image you'll encounter the hint of a swirl of Barnard's Loop, the Horsehead and the Flame Nebulae, and the clouds that form the spectacular Orion Nebula. DON'T BE FOOLED The photogenic California Nebula (NGC 1499) just 5° northeast of Atik is a lovely object, but precise measurements show it's unconnected to the rest of the Wave. The pretty but tiny cluster IC 348 (at bottom right) is part of the Radcliffe Wave, though. sk yand tele scope .o r g * JANUARY 2023 31 IRIS NEBULA: NASA / ESA / DIGITIZED SKY SURVEY 2; IC 348: STEFAN BINNEWIES / RAINER SPARENBERG / CAPELLA OBSERVATORY; ORION: FRANK SACKENHEIM