NGC7822 / Cederblad 214

[Avdhoeven]

 

NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation of Cepheus. The complex encompasses the emission region designated Sharpless 171, and the young cluster of stars named Berkeley 59. The complex is believed to be some 800-1000 pc distant, with the younger components aged no more than a few million years. The complex also includes one of the hottest stars discovered within 1 kpc of the Sun, namely BD+66 1673, which is an eclipsing binary system consisting of an O5V that exhibits a surface temperature of nearly 45000 K and a luminosity ~100000 times that of the Sun. The star is one of the primary sources illuminating the nebula and shaping the complex’s famed pillars of creation-type formations, the elephant trunks.

This image consists of 52 exposures of 900s each, totaling to 13 hours.

Telescope: TMB92SS
Camera: QSI583ws

Exposures:

25x900s Ha (5nm)

8x900s OIII (3nm)

19x900s SII (5nm)

 

NGC 7822 widefield by Andre van der Hoeven, on Flickr

[Maximidius]

I really like it, a great amount of detail with subtle hues throughout the image, nice star colours too. Well done!

[PatrickGilliland]

Nice work - super detail and lively and broody at same time, that is a nice balance.

Paddy