NGC7822

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 45,000 K and a luminosity about 100,000 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.

 

 

Hydrogen-ALPHA SIGNAL

 

Technical Data

Bortle Scale / SQM-L Bortle 5  / --
Period October 2017
Primary Scope  FSQ106  106/530
Camera CCD  KAF-8300
Mount AP 1100 GTO CP4 
Total Exposure Time 5H
Composition HRGB
Location Val Imagna (Bergamo) Italy

 

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