NGC 1333: A Reflection of Beauty

NGC1333: A Beautiful Reflection (and a Noise Challenge!)

NGC1333 is a truly stunning reflection nebula. I captured this beauty over 4 hours with my DSLR, but honestly, this nebula really needs a lot more integration time. The noise just creeps up so quickly during processing…

• Capture Date: February 17, 2012
• Credit: Cédric Thomas
• Location: “Le petit Borobia” Observatory, remote operation
• Telescope: William Optics FLT 110 TEC (oiled spaced) @ F/5.2
• Focal Reducer: William Optics AFR-IV 0.8x
• Mount: Sky-Watcher N-EQ6 Pro
• Autoguiding: LodeStar on 80mm guide scope + MaximDL
• Camera: Canon EOS 1100d (Astrodon modified)
• RGB Exposure: 4h00 (48x300s) @ ISO 800
• Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Levels + Curves + Cropping (Photoshop)