NGC1333 and Friends - A Chaotic Cosmic Dusty Neighborhood (Space City Astro)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Aries (Ari) · Contains: B1 · B202 · B203 · B204 · B205 · B206 · HD20873 · HD21229 · HD21483 · HD21864 · HD278693 · LBN 734 · LBN 740 · LBN 741 · LBN 746 · LDN 1448 · LDN 1450 · LDN 1451 · LDN 1452 · LDN 1455 · NGC 1333 · VdB13 · VdB16

NGC1333 and Friends - A Chaotic Cosmic Dusty Neighborhood

Hey there fellow astrophotographers,

I've always been in awe of images posted here of dark and dusty parts of the sky, and I am thrilled to finally capture one myself.

This image was shot over 2 nights in one of the darkest places on the planet - Big Bend National Park. BBNP is such a treasure and I'm fortunate enough to live a day's drive away. My wife and I stayed at our favorite campsite - a couple of miles down a dirt road with no other humans within several miles of us. Just the two of us, the imaging rig, and horizon to horizon stars overwhelming the senses.

If you ever get the opportunity to go there, don't hesitate.

It was so cold when I shot this that I ended up with pinched stars due to optical issues. I think it may have been a slightly too warm objective, or perhaps the part of my dew strap where there is a bit of overlap - that side may have been a bit warmer and contributed to the artifacts. However, the new RC Astro BlurXTerminator 2.0 handled them beautifully and made the most of the sub-optimal appearance of the brightest stars. Russ truly knocked it out of the park with this update.

I hope you enjoy having a look at this image as much as I did making it.

Cheers,
Chris

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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	03h27m54s.65
RA (top/left)	03h28m56s.82
RA (top/right)	03h19m20s.67
RA (bottom/right)	03h26m55s.00
RA (bottom/left)	03h36m34s.57

Dec (center)	+30°38′54″.7
Dec (top/left)	+32°33′52″.8
Dec (top/right)	+30°05′44″.7
Dec (bottom/right)	+28°43′54″.6
Dec (bottom/left)	+31°09′57″.5

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