Deep Sky Object in Autumn
NGC1579 (Reflection Nebula in Perseus)

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Date & Time: Dec 12 2020, from 23:44 to 24:51 JST(+0900)
Composed 12 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with BaaderPlanetarium Moon&Skyglow filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(4080×4080)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


NGC1579 / Reflection Nebula, type 4 R
R.A.04h 30m 12.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+35° 16' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size12.0'
Real Size5 light yrs.
Magnitude -
Distance2600 light yrs.
Other IDsSh2-222
IC2067 / Reflection Nebula
R.A.04h 30m 48.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+35°27’00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size1.5'
Real SizeN/A
Magnitude -
DistanceN/A
A compact reflection nebula in southwest region of Perseus, about 6 degrees east of California Nebula, is NGC1579. The nebula has a diameter of 12 arc minutes, it's detected that a dark lane is crossing in center. You can see two dimmed lights through telescopes under conditioned atmosphere.
And you can find a dimmed reflection nebula of IC2067 about 10 arc minutes northeast of NGC1579.



NGC1501
Saturn Nebula(NGC7009)

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