Name:The "Question mark" nebula

Constellation:Cepheus

Instrument: Redcat 51 and a modified Nikon D3300.

Exposure time:16 five minute exposures at ISO 800.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

 
 

Apparent size: 100'

NGC 7822 is large nebula complex in Cepheus. In the upper right section of the nebula is the open cluster, NGC 7762. This nebula complex does resemble a question mark and is very large. It is often overlooked by astro imagers.

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