NGC 1333 and dusty neighbors, awash in glowing gas, in HaLRGB (darkdesertdome)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Aries (Ari) · Contains: B202 · B203 · B204 · B205 · B206 · LBN 734 · LBN 740 · LBN 741 · LBN 746 · LDN 1448 · LDN 1450 · LDN 1451 · LDN 1452 · LDN 1455 · NGC 1333 · PGC 12184 · PGC 12196 · PGC 1894237 · PGC 1906169 · PGC 1908070 · PGC 1963647 · PGC 1966181 · PGC 1972461 · PGC 1977681 · VdB12 · VdB13 · VdB16

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NGC 1333 and dusty neighbors, awash in glowing gas, in HaLRGB

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NGC 1333 and dusty neighbors, awash in glowing gas, in HaLRGB

This is the second time this year that I captured NGC 1333 and its dusty neighborhood while working out the backfocus on my new portable rig, the AM5 and Esprit 100 with the Starizona Apex-L reducer, but this time I framed it a little differently (I wanted to see the dust on its other side), and I blended in a touch of Ha data. There's not much Ha emission here but the new NBColourMapper script enabled me to add in the weak Ha signal. I included two versions here, with the first having Ha data added directly into the RGB image, and the second (final) image having continuum-subtracted Ha data added into the RGB image for a bigger boost. This region has so much going on, it's hard to decide how to shoot it and what to highlight. It's certainly different than my prior shot but I'm pleased with both images (and both versions of the current one) for different reasons. I hope you enjoy them, too.

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RA (center)	03h24m39s.74
RA (top/left)	03h32m27s.86
RA (top/right)	03h15m38s.30
RA (bottom/right)	03h17m03s.99
RA (bottom/left)	03h33m29s.47

Dec (center)	+30°49′46″.3
Dec (top/left)	+32°12′09″.6
Dec (top/right)	+31°48′00″.2
Dec (bottom/right)	+29°25′37″.7
Dec (bottom/left)	+29°49′19″.0

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