On the weekend around 18 August 2025, after four months of abstinence, I finally had the opportunity to do some astrophotography again thanks to good weather and a waning Moon. Here you can see NGC 7822, the Question Mark Nebula, which I photographed on the night of 19 to 20 August 2025. Skull Nebula would actually be a fitting name as well…

Here are a few metadata:

  • Date: 19 August 2025

  • Start time: 21:30

  • Starting temperature: 20 °C

  • Moon phase: waning 10 %

  • Catalog number: NGC 7822

  • Common name: Question Mark Nebula

  • Magnitude: N/A

  • Type: emission nebula

  • Angular size: approx. 2°

  • Right ascension: 0h 01m 11s

  • Declination: 67° 25′ 0.9″

  • Scope: Askar SQA55

  • Corrector: –

  • Filter: Antlia Triband RGB Ultra
  • Camera: Nikon Z6a
  • Mount: AZ-EQ6
  • Guide camera: ASI120MM

  • Post-processing: PixInsight