 |
NGC1333 Area in Perseus
|
|
Copyright 2010 Hap Griffin
NGC1333 lies at a distance of 720
light-years.
Date/Location:
November 7, 2010 Griffin/Hunter
Observatory Bethune, SC
Although not often photographed,
NGC1333 is one of the most interesting star forming regions in the sky.
Still swathed in their birth cocoon of dust and gas, newly formed stars shine
out through cavities and holes in the cloud eroded by the stellar winds from the
nursery within. Above the star forming region is a beautiful blue
reflection nebula...hydrogen gas reflecting the light of stars embedded within.
Surrounding the area is a huge region of dense interstellar dust, demonstrating
clearly that "empty" space is often far from empty!
Camera: QSI 583wsg
Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 LRGB
CCD Temperature: -20 C
Instrument: Takahashi FSQ-106N
Focal Ratio: f/5
Mount: AP-1200
Guiding: Auto via the QSI camera's built in Off-Axis Guider
mirror and an SBIG ST-402 Guider
Conditions: Cold and clear
Weather: 50 - 26 F, still
Exposure: 420 minutes total (18 x 10 min Luminance, 8 x 10 min each in RGB)
Capture: CCDAutopilot 4 w/ Maxim DL Camera Control, focused automatically w/
FocusMax
Processing: Frame calibrations and stacking with ImagesPlus v3.80.
Frame alignment in Registar 1.0. Finishing in Photoshop CS4.