NGC1333 has been a very popular target lately and for good reason...a virtual plethora of eye candy and for scientific study. In this image I was able to get 4 hours at Mt Pinos one night with my OSC camera, but processing that showed I needed more time. I was able to get another 11 hours from my backyard with the Lpro light pollution filter. I also blended in some Ha to the RGB. I am continually astounded with what we are able to capture with our amateur equipment. -john
from Wikipedia: NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the northern constellation Perseus, positioned next to the southern constellation border with Taurus and Aries. It was first discovered by German astronomer Eduard Schönfeld in 1855. Estimates of the distance to this nebula range from 980–1,140 LYs. This nebula is in the western part of the Perseus molecular cloud and is a young region of very active star formation, being one of the best-studied objects of its type. 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. there is more if you are interested
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