ScienceDownEast | ScienceDownEast Astrophotography | Nebulae | NGC 7822 | NGC 7822 (13 hrs 40 min)
The NGC 7822 Wikipedia says "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."
A total of 13 hours and 40 minutes exposure.
| Exposure | 41@1200 sec | ||||||||
| ISO | 3200 | ||||||||
| Camera | Nikon Z7 [8856 x 5504] | ||||||||
| Optics | Skywatcher Esprit 120mm Refractor | ||||||||
| Filter | Radian Triad Ultra Quad-Band Narrowband Filter | ||||||||
| Guiding | Phd2 using a ZWO 224MC on an Orion 60x240mm Guide scope | ||||||||
| Controller | Images taken using Kstars on an Mele Quieter 3C Mini PC w/Ubuntu 22.04 | ||||||||
| Field of View | 2º 16' 17.9" x 1º 28' 53.1" | ||||||||
| Location | Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. | ||||||||
| Date | 2023-08-20 | ||||||||
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