Trifid of the North Nebula (NGC1579) - Mouse over for full frame (DoubleStarPhotography)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: 55 Per · LBN 766 · LBN 767 · LDN 1482 · LDN 1483 · LDN 1485 · LDN 1487 · NGC 1579 · PGC 143005 · PGC 14959 · PGC 14960 · PGC 15087 · PGC 2043842 · PGC 2045140 · PGC 2047403 · PGC 2051899 · PGC 2056920 · PGC 2059165 · PGC 2060826 · PGC 2062754 · PGC 2064255 · PGC 2064639 · PGC 2071258 · PGC 2071479 · PGC 2072095 · PGC 2072201 · PGC 2072532 · PGC 2072992 · PGC 97052 · Sh2-222 · And 1 more.

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The Trifid of the North is a large, dusty region that is in the process of forming new stars. These stars are very hot and therefore appear to be brilliant blue. During their short but intense lives, they radiate strongly into the gas surrounding them, causing it to glow brightly. Much like in it's more famous cousin the Trifid Nebula (M20) in the south, the glowing gas and dust clouds are clumpy and strangely shaped due to the powerful winds emanating from the stars embedded within.

I'm not fully pleased with this attempt as I had hoped to reveal more of the bluish reflection nebula surrounding the center area. I'm still working out what it takes to capture these faint targets (NGC1333 has been another challenging target for ) that require full spectrum light in my bortle 5 skies. Not sure if my Optolong L-Pro filter is up to the task, and/or I need to change both my filter and my tactics on intergation times needed for capturing these kinds of targets from my area.

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RA (center)	04h30m28s.90
RA (top/left)	04h40m16s.24
RA (top/right)	04h21m09s.15
RA (bottom/right)	04h20m57s.91
RA (bottom/left)	04h39m29s.50

Dec (center)	+35°15′42″.3
Dec (top/left)	+36°26′35″.3
Dec (top/right)	+36°35′54″.2
Dec (bottom/right)	+34°01′52″.7
Dec (bottom/left)	+33°53′05″.9

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