Wallpaper author:
David Tonucci
19 Mar 2026
Reflection Nebulae in Perseus
NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the northern constellation Perseus, positioned next to the southern constellation border with Taurus and Aries. IC 348 is a star-forming region in the constellation Perseus located about 1,000 light years from the Sun. Together with NGC 1333 it is part of the Perseus molecular cloud
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 348 and NGC 1333
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 54.325 Dec 31.47528
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 Jan 2022 - 02 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 600 | 2h | 12 |
| Red | 600 | 2h | 12 |
| Green | 600 | 2h | 12 |
| Blue | 600 | 2h | 12 |