NGC 1333
This star-forming region, located roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth, harbors hundreds of newly formed stars less than one million years old. Many of these proto-stars exhibit energetic activity such as jets and strong stellar winds.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) |
| Date of Observation: | 12-15-2006 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x2min for BVI, 5x10min for H-alpha |
| Location of Image: | Perseus |
| Field of View: | 36.0 x 36.6 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is up, East is to the left |
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