NGC 7822 Emission Nebulae

NGC 7822

NGC 7822
NGC 7822

NGC 7822 is a huge star nursery in constellation Cepheus about 300 light years away. The glowing gas clouds are powered by one of the hottest stars in our neighborhood. Its surface temperature is about 45’000 degrees Kelvin and its luminosity outshines our sun by a factor of 100’000. This picture only shows the inner part of the cloud complex. The full object is by far too large for the field of view of my telescope.

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M31 Galaxies

M31

M31
M31

Andromeda Galaxy for the first time of this season. 2.4 million light years away our closest neighbor galaxy. Just with small gear.

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LBN 576 (CTB1, SNR G116.3+00.1) Supernova Remnants

LBN 576 (CTB1, SNR G116.3+00.1)

LBN 576
LBN 576

A supernova remnant in Cassiopeia. It was first classified as planetary nebula. But recent measurement suggest it to be the shockwave of a supernova blast about 10000 years ago at a distance of 10000 light years. The bubble has now a diameter of approximately 100 light years.
This object is pretty faint and difficult. The image has been acquired over three nights, partly through high clouds.

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Cygnus Loop (Veil Nebula) Supernova Remnants

Cygnus Loop (Veil Nebula)

Cygnus Loop, Veil Nebula
Cygnus Loop, Veil Nebula

This is a three panel mosaic of this wonderful supernova remnant in Cygnus, maybe the largest in the sky. The progenitor star, 20 times more massive than our sun, exploded some 10000 to 20000 years ago in a distance of about 2400 light years from earth. The shockwave of that explosion still travels with high speed into interstellar gas and makes it glowing brightly in red Halpha and blue OIII light.

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