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The Northern Trifid Nebula
NGC 1579
Diffuse Nebula
Perseus
2,000 light years
unknown
12 arcminutes
8 light years
1788, William Herschel
November
04h 31m 41s
+35º 18’ 58”
SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED
11 nights in September, November
& December 2020 and January 2021
RGB = 24 x 300s each
L = 33 x 1200s
17 hours |
