Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7822
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Cederblad 214, Steve Siedentop
Cederblad 214
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Cederblad 214

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Cederblad 214

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Cederblad 214, a star forming region in the constellation Cephus, has one of the hottest known stars in our stellar neighborhood. With a temperature of almost 45,000 degrees Kelvin, BD+66 1673 is over 100,000 times more luminous than our own Sun. Also contained within Cederblad 214 are numerous Bok globules - areas of of condensing gas from which young protostars are created.  This image represents six hours of exposures with a QHY268C camera and an Explore Scientific ED102CF FCD100 telescope.  Camera settings were gain 57, offset 10 for inquiring minds.

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Cederblad 214, Steve Siedentop