Found in the constellation Cepheus. From Wikipedia:
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.
Camera: ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
Scope: AP110GTX Refractor with 0.8x TCC so 550mm f
45 x 5 or about 3.5 hours
Mount: AP Mach2
Image acquisition via TSX
Processing in PixInsight: WBPP, Gradient Correction, Colour
Calibration, BlurX, NoiseX, SetiAstro Statistical Stretch, masked
saturation boost to highlights.
Processing in Photoshop: Added clarity via Camera Raw, Colour Balance adjustment to midtones. Save-for-Web
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