Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7822
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Autumn Sojourn, David Jenkins
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Autumn Sojourn

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Autumn Sojourn

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At this time of year, the nights are long where I live, just north of the 43rd parallel. As winter approaches, these long nights provide me with the opportunity to image more than one object between dusk and dawn. I prefer to image when my subject is high in the sky, preferably over 60 degrees above the horizon. Several weeks ago, I had selected a target, but it didn't rise high enough until several hours after darkness had set in. Not wanting to waste valuable imaging time while waiting, I turned my attention to a young, energetic star forming region within the constellation of Cepheus, known as NGC 7822. Not knowing what to expect, I began capturing 12 minute subexposures. After several nights, I became more and more intrigued with the results I had been gathering. Later, I hand picked the best 36 hours of data to create this narrowband image in the SHO Hubble palette.

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