NGC 1333

Constellations: Perseus

NGC 1333 is reflection nebula located in the constellation Perseus. This nebula is in the western part of the Perseus molecular cloud and is a young region of very active star formation. It is located about 1,140 Ly away from Earth.

Date:

This image was taken during several nights in August 2022.

Telescope & Mount:

Takahashi FSQ-106ED on a Paramount MX+ mount

Imaging:

Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro (bin 1×1) Data: Lum: 86x300s R: 41x300s G: 29x300s R: 18x300s Total integration time: 14h 30′

A closer look at NGC 1333. There are about 20 young stellar objects including Herbig–Haro objects (HH, see blow), which are formed when ionized gas ejected by stars collide with nearby clouds of gas and dust at high veolicty. Th dark nebula to the south is Barnard 205.

Barnard 203 (dark nebula). the bright object to the west is a young stellar object.

Barnard 202, also known as LDN 1449.

Barnard 204 & 206 and LBN 746.