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 NGC7822 & Cederblad 214 
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SH2-171
LDN1272
LDN1275
LDN1269/1270
Berkley59
Elephant Trunk
Elephant Trunk
Elephant Trunk
LDN1271
     

About:
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 45000 K and a luminosity ~100000 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. [Text from Wikipedia]

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106EDXIII F/3.6 383mm. - APO Refractor
Mount: AP MACH1 GTO
Camera: QSI-683WSG
Filters: Astrodon E Series Gen II LRGB 31mm
Guiding Systems: SX Lodestar
Dates/Times: 6/7 November 2012
Location: Porliod - Aosta - Italy
Exposure Details: L:R:G:B => 210:60:60:60 = > (42x5):(12x5):(12x5):(12x5) All Bin1 [num x minutes]
Cooling Details: -25 °C
Acquisition: Maxim DL/CCD, Perseus
Processing: CCDStack2+, PixInsight, PS CS5
Mean FWHM: 1.98/2.48
SQM-L: 21.34 / 21.52