IC348 and Barnard 3: An Angel vs Demon in HaLRGB (Ashraf AbuSara)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: 38 Per) · 38 omi Per · Alatik (ο Per · Ati · Atik · B3 · B4 · HD22781 · HD22963 · HD23478 · HD23626 · HD23802 · HD278936 · HD278937 · HD278939 · HD278940 · HD278942 · HD278996 · HD278998 · HD281156 · HD281157 · HD281159 · HD281224 · HD281225 · IC 348 · LBN 601 · LBN 749 · LBN 758 · LDN 1468 · LDN 1470 · And 3 more.

IC348 and Barnard 3: An Angel vs Demon in HaLRGB

Link: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241114.html

IC348 and Barnard 3: An Angel vs Demon in HaLRGB

Link: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241114.html

An interesting project that was difficult to process due to the presence of the overwhelmingly bright Atik in the middle of the image. I was contemplating cropping the left half of the image out but after some thought I decided to publish the entire field of view as captured.

IC 348 is an open cluster located in the constellation Perseus. It is a part of the larger Perseus molecular cloud complex and is about 3,200 light-years away from Earth. It is brightly illuminated and nearly obscured by Atik in this image. To the right of the field of view is Barnard 3, sitting beautifully against a background of red Ha emission that provides interesting contrast and detail to the foreground dark clouds.

Overall, the bright Atik with its bright halo and nearby IC348 mimic an Angelic structure against the demonic colors of the red / dark clouds of Barnard 3, hence the title. I will credit that comparison to my wife who thought of it when she saw it first and now I can't unsee it.

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PixInsight job	ZUJSSADN333V9M5JNSMO9S0TJOQ4QO56
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RA (center)	03h42m57s.681
RA (top/left)	03h44m42s.890
RA (top/right)	03h35m53s.455
RA (bottom/right)	03h41m16s.182
RA (bottom/left)	03h50m04s.672

Dec (center)	+32°08′40″.94
Dec (top/left)	+33°37′07″.90
Dec (top/right)	+31°54′08″.52
Dec (bottom/right)	+30°40′09″.65
Dec (bottom/left)	+32°21′39″.14

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