Reflection Nebula NGC 1333 in Perseus: Wide-field view | Mayall Telescope

Reflection Nebula NGC 1333 in Perseus: Wide-field view | Mayall Telescope

This image of reflection nebula NGC 1333 was taken using the Mosaic-1 imager and the National Science Foundation’s 4-meter Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO). This star-forming region, located roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Perseus, 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.

Credit: T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Release Date: May 16, 2007

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