Cederblad 214 and NGC 7822
Through time immemorial the ancients of many cultures regarded wreaths as a symbol of the cycles of
life. Cyclic life, death, and rebirth are all conveyed by the simplest of shapes, the circle. Cederblad
214 and NGC 7822 create a cosmic wreath- a celestial
Ouroboros that powerfully evince stellar life and death. Shown within this circle are clouds of
dust, perhaps heavy in the ashes of exploded stars, and new-born radiative suns in clusters with
umitigated luminosity.
Click on the above picture to see a larger image of the
central nebula.
DATA
Date: Acquired October-December 2006
Telescopes: Televue 127is and Takahashi 180
Camera: Apogee U9000 (Televue) and Apogee U9 (Tak 180)
Total Integration Time: 45 hours (14 Hours Ha with Televue and 11 Hours RGB with Tak 180)
This a an Ha Blended image.
Minimum Credit Line:
Adam Block and
Tim Puckett.
|
