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The Omicron Persei Star Forming Region
Competing with nearby deep sky attractions like the California Nebula or the Pleiades star cluster, the region around Omicron Persei unfortunately does not get the attention it truly deserves. Only a deep exposure reveals the vast amounts of dust and gas that are in the process of gravitational collapse, forming new stellar objects. While many protostars are still hidden within their dusty enclosure, a young star cluster - IC 348 - has already emerged. Also standing out from the background of reddish hydrogen gas is Barnard 3, a prominent dark nebula discovered by Edward Barnard in the early 20th century.
Stack of 110 exposures at f/5.5 totalling approximately 8 hours.
Taken during 4 nights in Sptember, October and November 2021 in rural Upper Austria with a QHY600C-PH and a Skywatcher Espirt 100 at 550mm focal length. Tracking with Skywatcher EQ6-R, autoguiding with MGEN-3. Processed with Astro Pixel Proxessor, Starnet++ and Photoshop.
The Omicron Persei Star Forming Region
Competing with nearby deep sky attractions like the California Nebula or the Pleiades star cluster, the region around Omicron Persei unfortunately does not get the attention it truly deserves. Only a deep exposure reveals the vast amounts of dust and gas that are in the process of gravitational collapse, forming new stellar objects. While many protostars are still hidden within their dusty enclosure, a young star cluster - IC 348 - has already emerged. Also standing out from the background of reddish hydrogen gas is Barnard 3, a prominent dark nebula discovered by Edward Barnard in the early 20th century.
Stack of 110 exposures at f/5.5 totalling approximately 8 hours.
Taken during 4 nights in Sptember, October and November 2021 in rural Upper Austria with a QHY600C-PH and a Skywatcher Espirt 100 at 550mm focal length. Tracking with Skywatcher EQ6-R, autoguiding with MGEN-3. Processed with Astro Pixel Proxessor, Starnet++ and Photoshop.