| Classification: |
Emission / Reflection Nebula / LBN741 / B205 / C16 / vdB17 |
| Constellation: |
Perseus (PER) |
| Object Location: |
Ra 03h 30m 16s Dec +31° 28’03° (current) |
| Size & Distance: |
6.0 x 6.0 Apx 1000 light years. |
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| Date & Location: |
12-18/19-2009 Little Blair Valley, CA |
| Exposure: |
LRGB L= 12 @ 20min. + 7 @10min. (bin 1x1) RGB= 3ea. @ 20min + 2ea. @ 10min (bin 2x2) |
| Optics: |
Takahashi FSQ85ED f5.3 450mm. |
| Mount: |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO / ATS 10x36 pier. |
| Camera: |
SBIG-ST10XME @-20c / Internal guiding. |
| Filters: |
Astrodon G2 LRGB |
| Software: |
MaxImDL 4.56, Photoshop CS |
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| Notes: |
Sky conditions: Good seeing, No wind, Temp 37°
Image Field of view is 76 x 113 arcmin.
This image was an Astronomy Magazine Picture Of The Day, Aug 2010
Sky and Telescope / Editor’s-Choice , Nov-21-2016
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The NGC 1333 nebula contains hundreds of newly formed stars that are less than one million years old. Reflection nebula NGC 1333 lies about 1,000 light years away toward the constellation Perseus.
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