NGC 1579 - Trifid of the North
NGC 1579 - Trifid of the North |
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
Object data of NGC1579 |
|||
| Object type: | reflection and emission nebula | ||
| Size: | 12' | ||
| Magnitude: | |||
| Constellation: | Per | ||
| Distance: | 2,100 Ly | ||
| Notes: |
NGC 1579 resembles the better known Trifid Nebula, but lies much farther
north in the constellation Perseus. Like the Trifid, NGC 1579 is a dusty
star forming region providing contrasting emission and reflection nebulae in
the same field. Dark dust lanes are prominent in the nebula's central
regions. The above image shows a further reflection nebula near the top left corner: IC2067 = CED36 |
||
|
|||
Exposure data |
|||
| Date: | 2011-02-07 + 09 + 23 + 25 + 26 + 28 | ||
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | ||
| Telescope: | 12" Newtonian telescope (f=1120mm) | ||
| Camera: | ST2000XM with CFW8 and Baader Filters | ||
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | ||
| Exposure time: | L 38x12m / R 12x12m / G 12x12m / B 12x12m | ||
| Exposure time total: | 14h 48m | ||
| Notes: | |||
|
|
|||