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.
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Telescope: AP155EDF
Camera: Moravian G4 (16803) w Astrodon GenII Filters
Mount: Paramount MX
RGB 12/17/13x10 min for each channel
Luminance 51x10min
Acquisition using CCD-Commander and TheSkyX
All images calibrated and combined in PixInsight; processing in PixInsight and Photoshop CC