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. (From Wikipedia)
This came up as a challenge on CN just after I had completed my 4 panel view of the larger area of the
Cosmic Question Mark. The original data was shot using my 76mm telescope at a pixel scale of 1.3 arcseconds. I wanted to try something different with the data and push my skills so I decided to shoot a few hours of Ha with my 102mm scope at a pixel scale of 0.83 arcseconds and see if I could use it as a Lum layer and improve the fine details to create a closer look into the heart of the region. I am very happy with the resulting bump in detail and really enjoyed the challenge of adding a Lum layer to an image. I processed it bith in SHO and Foraxx again just for the challenge as each is a totally different workflow for me. I can't decide which I like more so I have both posted but the Foraxx edit to add some variety to my gallery. The stars were a huge challenge and I actually used HOO stars from the lower scale data and carefully stretched them to what was pleasing to my eye.
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