What am I looking at here?

[GreyAreaUK]

I'm tooling around close to the North America Nebula (and Pelican Nebula) and I'm getting closer to something I can't seem to identify on the map. Any idea what this is?

http://imgur.com/CJvqbPK

It's the object highlighted with a blue/red arrow.

Thanks!

 

[Zieman]

That's a row of very bright stars. It can be surprisingly far away from your current position.

 

[Jon flint]

NGC 7822

 

[GreyAreaUK]

That looks like it. Thank you!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

It's the light that attracts explorers like moths.

Oh! Shinies!

 

[Whiterose]

Looks like a big arrow to me....

 

[Mengy]

NGC 7822

Yep, I'd recognize that anywhere. Wait until you get closer to it, it get's bigger, and much brighter. I remember seeing that from thousands of light years away!

 

[DocShady]

I ran into the exact same thing. Are you headed toward the Formidine Rift as well?

 

[iain666]

I ran into the exact same thing. Are you headed toward the Formidine Rift as well?

It's on that path - but it's visible from a *very* long way away. I was surprised at how obvious it was from the California Nebula on my Crab trip.