NGC 7822 (Question Mark Nebula)

📍 Eugene, OR📅 Captured: 2025-08-20⏱️ Total Exposure: 13.8 Hours

🔭Imaging Equipment

Telescope / OpticsSky-Watcher Evostar 80ED Pro

CameraZWO ASI1600MM Pro

Equatorial MountZWO AM5n

FiltersZWO RGB, ZWO Ha (7nm), ZWO OIII (7nm)

Guiding SetupZWO ASI120MM-Mini

📊Acquisition & Subframes

Light Frames Breakdown

ZWO RGB (Stars)25 x 60s (Gain 139)

0.4 Hours

ZWO Ha (Narrowband)69 x 300s (Gain 75)

5.8 Hours

ZWO OIII (Narrowband)91 x 300s (Gain 75)

7.6 Hours

Total Integration13.8 Hours

NGC 7822 is an active star-forming complex located in the constellation Cepheus. It surrounds the young open star cluster Berkeley 59, whose powerful stellar winds shape the dusty pillars and glowing gas filaments.

Target Details & Notes

Captured from my backyard in Eugene, Oregon using my Sky-Watcher 80ED Pro refractor. Processed using my standard HOO processing workflow in PixInsight.