IC348 in Perseus
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CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL SIZE VIEW (2400x1800) Scope: FSQ-106N refractor at f/5, Location: Blair Valley, Anza Borrego Desert, CA 24 November 2013 Camera: Atik 383L Exposure:
15 x 9 min (1x1 bin) exposure with UV/IR block, 8 x 3.5 min (2x2 bin) RGB
exposures.
Processing: Data
Collection - Artemis Capture (as FITs). Calibrated, stacked (Sigma
Combine), LRGB channel registration, equalization, central gradient removal -
Astroart. Curves, Levels, LRGB combine and finishing - Photoshop.
Final color Calibration with eXcalibrator. This image is a straightforward LRGB
combine with Luminance layering. Final Image size is
approximately 2400x1800. North is up in this
image. IC 348 is a cluster with Nebulosity in the constellation of Perseus. The
core of the cluster is in the upper left portion of this image. The bright star
is Omicron Persei. There is a duplicate entry in the IC catalog for this cluster
- it is also known as IC 1985. In this wide field image, the broader dust areas
of this region can be see extending to the right in this image. IC 348 is a
young star forming region whose age is estimated at about 2 million years. IC
348 is about 1,000 light years distant from Earth. Horizontal FOV is 115'
Image center is approximately - Equatorial 2000: RA: 03h 43m 00.4s Dec: +31°58'27"
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