The NGC 7822-Cederblad 214 complex is a large, low surface brightness nebula located about half way between Beta Cassiopeiae and Gamma Cephei. NGC 7822 is the fainter object on the left of the image and Cederblad 214 the brighter and more detailed nebulosity encompassing the right side of the image.  Located some 3,300 light-years away at the edge of a giant molecular cloud toward the northern constellation Cepheus. It is home to the young star cluster Berkeley 59, whose stars are just a few million years old. A supernova remnant associated with NGC 7822, indicates that a massive star has already exploded.

Imaging Data

Date: September 3-4, 2014

Location : Sudbury, Massachusetts

Optics : Televue -85 Apo Refractor with 0.8X FR

Filter(s) : Astronomik HA

Mount : Astrophysics Mach1 GTO

Autoguiding : Stellarvue 60mm Finderscope with CoStar Autoguided and PHD

Camera : Canon EOS 1000D Astro-modified

Exposure info : 15 x 600 sec Exposures @ ISO 1600, 68º F

Total Exposure : 150 Minutes

Processing:  Pixinsight