Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  38 omi Per  ·  Atik  ·  B3  ·  B4  ·  IC 348  ·  The star οPer  ·  omi Per Cloud
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IC 348 and Barnard 3 - 2021, Gary Imm
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IC 348 and Barnard 3 - 2021

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IC 348 and Barnard 3 - 2021

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This image is taken in the constellation of Perseus at a declination of +32 degrees.

At upper left is the reflection nebula (vdB 19) and star cluster (IC 348), located 1000 light years away. The cluster contains about 400 stars, with 15 of these being larger than our sun. I like the blue, purple, magenta, and orange light shading throughout the region. Just above this star forming region in the image is the bright 3.8 magnitude star Omicron Persei.

At the right center of the image is the dark nebula Barnard 3. The bottom half of the image is Barnard 4, which is much lighter than Barnard 3 but still powerful enough to block out most of the stars behind it.

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