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NGC7822 Emission Nebula in Cepheus

There is so much going on in this picture that I have found it hard to determine the names of these nebulae precisely. I think that Cederblad 214 is the very large area of emission nebulosity and that NGC 7822 is the bright region in the centre of the picture and that's what I'm going with.

 

So, the brightest part of this nebula is NGC 7822, also known as the Question Mark Nebula (or the Teddy Bear Nebula). It is a young star forming complex in the constellation of Cepheus. It encompasses the emission region designated Sharpless 171, and the young cluster of stars named Berkeley 59. The complex is believed to be some 2,900 Light years distant with the younger components aged no more than a few million years. The complex also includes one of the hottest stars discovered within 3000 light years of the Sun.

 

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Telescope: Seestar S30 Pro in EQ mode

Filter: LP filter

Mount: Equatorial Sky-Watcher Wedge for Star Adventurer

 

Stacked from:

Lights 324 at 20 seconds

 

 

Bortle 4 sky.

Integrated and processed in PixInsight

Captions added in Photoshop CS4

 

 

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Uploaded on July 17, 2026