Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1333
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NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula, Richard Pattie
NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula
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NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula

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NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula, Richard Pattie
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NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula

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NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by blue hues characteristic of starlight reflected by dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud. It shows details of the dusty region along with hints of contrasting red emission, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars. NGC 1333 contains hundreds of stars less than a million years old, most still hidden from optical telescopes by the pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago. [Source: Adapted from APOD]

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NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula, Richard Pattie