LRGB Image, captured and processed by Rafael Yllana, Francisco Serrano, José García and Ignacio Blanco (N-KUADRA ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY)
NGC 1333 stands as a reflection nebula in the constellation of Perseus, situated 1000 light-years away, making it one of the nearest star-forming regions. The newly forged stars in NGC 1333 have not surpassed a million years. The radiance of these stars is obscured by the dark veil of dust from which they have emerged.
In this cosmic landscape, beyond stars, it is likely that planets are also taking shape, adding additional chapters to the evolutionary narrative of the nebula.
Within a forming stellar system in NGC 1333, enough water vapor has been detected to fill Earth’s oceans five times over.
In this astrophotography session, we detected a trace consistently appearing across all filters of the three equipment used to capture it. We suspected that this phenomenon might be a result of a trail left by the rejection algorithm used in the stacking of the captures.
After several hours of research and conducting different image stacking processes, we realized it was an asteroid and sought assistance from Ramon Naves, MONTCABRER OBSERVATORY MPC 213 (an expert in the field). He confirmed that the trace corresponded to asteroid 671 Carnegia.
This celestial body, with an approximate diameter of 58 kilometers and a magnitude of 14.6V, left behind an intriguing luminous trail as it moved through space.
Data / Setup 🔭📷:
– Image: SkyWatcher Heq5 PRO + WO GT81 + ZWO ASI 294MM
SkyWatcher EQ6 PRO + Esprit ED 80 PRO + ZWO ASI 294MM
SkyWatcher EQ6R PRO + Askar FRA400 + ZWO ASI 294MC
– Lights:
297×120″ RGB
367×120″ L
– Integración total: 22h 8min