NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the northern constellation Perseus, positioned next to the southern constellation border with Taurus and Aries. It was first discovered by German astronomer Eduard Schönfeld in 1855. The nebula is visible as a hazy patch in a small telescope, while a larger aperture will show a pair of dark nebulae designated Barnard 1 and Barnard 2. It is associated with a dark cloud L1450 (Barnard 205). Estimates of the distance to this nebula range from 980–1,140 ly (300–350 pc).
This nebula is in the western part of the Perseus molecular cloud and is a young region of very active star formation, being one of the best-studied objects of its type. It contains a fairly typical hierarchy of star clusters that are still embedded in the molecular cloud in which they formed, which are split into two main sub-groups to the north and south. Most of the infrared emission is happening in the southern part of the nebula.
| Object | NGC1333 Nebula |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Position: | RA 03h 29m 09.2s Dec +31° 20' 59'' |
| Apparent Size: | 6 x 3 arcmins |
| Apparent Magnitude: | 5.6 |
| Distance in light years: | 967 ly |
| Photo Data | |
| Date: | 11 Nov 2020 - 18 Nov 2020 |
| Location: |
Rancho Hidalgo Observatory, New Mexico U.S.A. (1400m ASL) GPS: 31.9469444 N / -108.898333333 E |
| Telescope: | T-17: Planewave CDK17 43cm, f/d 6.8/2940mm |
| Camera: | FLI PL16803 9μm, 4096x4096px, @ T sensor = -25°C |
| Field of View: | 0.73° x 0.73° |
| Pixel Scale/Resolution: | 0.64 arcsec/px |
| Expose frames/times: | L 27x1200s, R 16x900s, G 16x900s, B 16x900s |
| Total expose: | 21h 0min |
| Filter: | Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue |
| Mount: | Paramount ME |
| Software: | Siril 1.4, Photoshop CC |
| Remarks: |
© Photos and photo data by Peter Cerveny
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