Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1579
NGC 1579 and Surrounding Dust Lanes, Bryan Cogdell
NGC 1579 and Surrounding Dust Lanes
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NGC 1579 and Surrounding Dust Lanes

NGC 1579 and Surrounding Dust Lanes, Bryan Cogdell
NGC 1579 and Surrounding Dust Lanes
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NGC 1579 and Surrounding Dust Lanes

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NGC 1579 is referred to as the “Trifid of the North”, since it resembles the popular Trifid Nebula (M20). NGC 1579, however, is much fainter and contains more subtle color. I particularly like the peach color in contrast with the blue reflection nebula.

With 15 minute sub-exposures with -20ºC CCD temperature, I gave the new QHY16200A a thorough workout. The camera has been a great match for the AP130GT. And this is the first imaging session with the dedicated AP field flattener for the 2.7″ focuser on my 130 Gran Turismo. I had previously used an Astro-Tech field flattener which worked well, but the larger 16200 CCD was better suited to a fully matched field flattener.

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NGC 1579 and Surrounding Dust Lanes, Bryan Cogdell