NGC 1579 located in the constellation Perseus is a star forming area within dark cosmic dust. The central region has a warm glow of hydrogen gasses excited by the hot stars obscured by thick dust lanes and the blue regions are areas reflecting star light. This nebula is sometimes referred as the Trifid Nebula of the north. Distance from Earth is estimated to be about 2,100 light-years and is 3 light-years across.
| Location & Date |
Backyard, Abbott Observatory - Dec 21,25,26 2008 Temperature - Low 30's F |
| Telescope | TMB 130SS Refractor, F/7 on a Losmandy G11, Prime Focus, Image scale 1.68 arcsec/pixel |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-2000XM w/CFW8, AO8 Astrodon Tru Balance LRGB Filters CCD temp -15°C |
| Exposure Times | (L) 24 X 10, (R) 9x10, (G) 6x10,(B) 9x10 Minutes, Bin 1x1 |
| Other Information |
Image acquisition/focus/guiding/dither - CCD Autopilot4 w/CCDSoft Focus - Moonlite Motorfocus w/FocusMax |
| Image Processing |
* Images Plus 3.5a- Calibration, Grading, Normalize, Alignment, Mix Max Excluded Average Combine, R/L deconvolution, N/R, mild DDP * Adobe CS4 - L+RGB combine, Levels, Curves, Sharpening, Cropping, NR, JPEG conversion |
