A detailed view of NGC 1333, the embryo nebula and its neighbors (Nicola Beltraminelli)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: B205 · LBN 740 · LBN 741 · LDN 1450 · LDN 1452 · NGC 1333

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A detailed view of NGC 1333, the embryo nebula and its neighbors

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A detailed view of NGC 1333, the embryo nebula and its neighbors

NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the northern constellation Perseus and it was first discovered by German astronomer Eduard Schönfeld in 1855. It is associated with a dark cloud L1450 (Barnard 205). Estimates of the distance to this nebula range from 980–1,140 light years. This nebula is a young region of very active star formation. It contains a fairly typical hierarchy of star clusters that are still embedded in the molecular cloud in which they formed, which are split into two main sub-groups to the north and south. Most of the infrared emission is happening in the southern part of the nebula. A significant portion of the stars seen in the infrared are in the pre-main sequence stage of their evolution (Wikipedia).

The nebula region has a combined mass of approximately 450 solar masses, while the cluster contains around 150 stars with a median age of a million years and a combined mass of 100 solar masses. Within the nebula are 20 young stellar objects producing outflows, including Herbig–Haro objects, and a total of 95 X-ray sources that are associated with known members of embedded star clusters. In 2011 researchers reported finding 30 to 40 brown dwarf objects in the cloud and in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex (Wikipedia).

This nebula is my first dark cloud, thus it took me several weeks of processing and experiments to reach a publishable result. It indeed a challenge to balance correctly the contrasts without either overdoing, or generating a “flat” end-result. With respect to the colors, I used SPCC for the global image, then slightly adjusted the colors after enhancing the dark cloud. =MsoNormalAs always, don’t hesitate to provide your feedback and recommendations, it is always important to rechallenge its own result and provide continuous optimizations.

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RA (center)	03h29m02s.819
RA (top/left)	03h28m43s.408
RA (top/right)	03h32m34s.201
RA (bottom/right)	03h29m22s.949
RA (bottom/left)	03h25m32s.861

Dec (center)	+31°19′53″.79
Dec (top/left)	+30°32′54″.100
Dec (top/right)	+31°33′52″.90
Dec (bottom/right)	+32°06′52″.24
Dec (bottom/left)	+31°05′33″.29

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