NGC 1333 in Perseus

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NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It belongs to the Perseus molecular cloud. In 2011 researchers reported finding 30 to 40 brown dwarf objects in the cloud and in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Orion Optics UK SPX 250
Imaging cameras: Artemis Atik 383L+
Mounts: Vixen New Atlux + Skysensor 2000
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion Optics UK SPX 250
Guiding cameras: M-Gen Guiding Kamera
Focal reducers: GPU Komakorrektor
Software: Fitswork4, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Deep Sky Stacker 3.3.3 Beta 51 DSS DeepSkyStacker
Filters: Baader Planetarium 36mm Luminance, Baader Planetarium 36mm Red, Baader Planetarium 36mm Green, Baader Planetarium 36mm Blue
Accessories: Lacerta MGEN2
Dates: Oct. 30, 2013
Locations: Kreben
Frames: 
Baader Planetarium 36mm Blue: 7×360″ -15C bin 1×1
Baader Planetarium 36mm Green: 7×360″ -15C bin 1×1
Baader Planetarium 36mm Luminance: 15×360″ -15C bin 1×1
Baader Planetarium 36mm Red: 7×360″ -15C bin 1×1
Integration: 3.6 hours
Darks: ~7
Flats: ~31
Bias: ~150

Author: Stefan Westphal
AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI 28 Aug 2014