CED214 Nebula

CED 214/ NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in Cepheus at a distance from Earth of about 2,900 light-years. The complex looks like a cosmic question mark and contains an emission region (SH2-171) and a young cluster of stars (Berkeley 59). It also contains one of the hottest stars BD+66 1673 which has a surface temperature of 45,00K and is nearly 100,000 times as luminous as our Sun and is responsible for illuminating the nebula.

Data/Processing Attribution

Data was purchased from Telescope Live and I did its processing only.

Distances/Size

Distance to the object- 2,900 light years; angular size in the sky is about 100’ (minutes); size of the nebula region is about 75 light years in diameter

Equipment

Mount-Mathis MI-1000/1250; Scope- Takahashi, 106 mm aperture, 382mm focal length; Camera- QHY600 M Pro.

Observatory

Telescope Live, El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

Exposure

LRGB filters, total exposure- 8 hours 0 min.