Wallpaper author:
John Buonomo
06 Dec 2025
NGC1333 LRGB
A restless pocket of the Perseus Molecular Cloud, NGC 1333 glows with reflection nebulae, newborn stars, and dark dust filaments sculpted by stellar outflows. This LRGB capture reveals the region’s blue starlight scattering through dense gas while deep reds trace cold dust and hydrocarbon rich structures an active stellar nursery only ~1,000 light years away.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1333
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................ZWO ASI 2600MM Pro
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 52.2875 Dec 31.3497
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Oct 2025 - 23 Nov 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 571 | 10h | 63 |
| Red | 571 | 10h | 63 |
| Green | 571 | 10h | 63 |
| Blue | 581 | 10h | 62 |