Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7822  ·  Sh2-171
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NGC 7822 - 2019, Gary Imm
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NGC 7822 - 2019

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NGC 7822 - 2019, Gary Imm
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NGC 7822 - 2019

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This object is a large emission nebula located 3000 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus at a declination of +67 degrees. The nebula spans 75 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to a true span of 65 light years. The complex is sometimes referred to as Sh2-171 and Cederblad 214, although the true boundaries of these objects are slightly different.

The image incorporates data from narrowband filters, mapping emission from oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur into blue, green, and red hues. Many "elephant trunks" - cosmic pillars of cold gas and dark dust – lie within this nebula. Notice that these trunks are all pointing towards the Berkeley 59 star cluster towards the center of the image. The powerful winds and radiation of this star cluster sculpt and erode the dense pillar shapes.

The brightest stars in the image are in the foreground and do not lie within NGC 7822. Also in the foreground is one of my favorite parts of the image, the dark dust clouds which seem to float by, obscuring but not completely blocking the beautiful bright emission background.

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