December 25, 2023

NGC 1333

This is an image of NGC 1333, a reflection nebula within the constellation Perseus, about 1,000 light-years from Earth. It’s a young region of active star formation within the Perseus Molecular Cloud.

I imaged this because I wanted to capture an area of dark nebulosity. I love the reflections of the stars within the dust of the molecular cloud. This image is about 16.5 hours of integrated exposure time.

RA: 03h28m57s.1
DEC: +31°21′54″