Image Title: The Teddy Bear Nebula
Copyright: Paweł Piechnik
Date image was taken: January 03, 2026
Location: Kraków, Poland
Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup
Description and Details: 10 hours total in HSO, primarily in S, and less time spent on H and only "bear" minimum in O.
The Teddy Bear nebula, NGC 7822 is a massive stellar nursery where some of the hottest stars in the galaxy are currently being born.
It contains "Elephant Trunks"—vast pillars of gas and dust similar to the famous "Pillars of Creation." These are the birthplaces of future stars, currently being "eroded" by the fierce stellar winds of the cluster Berkeley 59 at its center. The nebula is home to BD+66 1673, one of the hottest stars known in our solar neighborhood. It burns at a staggering 45,000°C (about 8 times hotter than the Sun) and is 100,000 times brighter.
Name: Paweł Piechnik
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