IC 348 in Perseus
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CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL SIZE VIEW (1600x1200) Scope: FSQ-106N 106 mm refractor at f/5, Location: Blair Valley, Anza Borrego Desert, CA 13 October 2012 Camera: Artemis285 Exposure: 14 x 7 min (1x1 bin) exposure with UV/IR block, 9 x 3 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. This image is a straightforward LRGB combine with Luminance layering. Final Image size is approximately 1600 x 1200. North is up in this image. IC 348 is a cluster with Nebulosity in the constellation of Perseus. The bright star is Omicron Persei. There is a duplicate entry in the IC catalog - also known as IC 1985. It 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 55' Image center is approximately - Equatorial 2000: RA: 03h 43m 58s Dec: +32°09'47"
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