Print- Fire and Smoke (NGC 7129) Nebula with a total integration time

with a total integration time of 40 hours

Melotte 15 is a cluster of stars in the center of the nebula that illuminates the surrounding interstellar dust and gases

This image is the integration of 374 photographs

There is a cloud of hydrogen gas in the surrounding area and bursts of hydrogen within the nebula

This region of the sky had not been photographed deeply until 2023

Print- Fire and Smoke (NGC 7129) Nebula with a total integration timeNGC 7129 is a reflection nebula composed of dust which is illuminated by a cluster of newly formed stars! It is located 3,300 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus. There is a cloud of hydrogen gas in the surrounding area and bursts of hydrogen within the nebula, which give it some brilliant color! This image is the integration of 335 photographs, 70 of which were 15 minute exposures for hydrogen gas, with a total integration time of 40