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Community photo entitled At the intersection of Perseus, Taurus and Aries by Steven Bellavia on 12/16/2025 at Smithfield, VA

At the intersection of Perseus, Taurus and Aries

On 12/16/2025 10:00 pm by Steven Bellavia | Website | Smithfield, VA

This is a very rich area of the sky, at the intersection of Perseus, Taurus and Aries. It contains the bright Embryo Nebula, NGC 1333 and VdB 17, an active star-forming region 1,000 light years distant. It also contains dark nebula B202 to B206, along with LDN 1451, 1452 and 1455, as well as VdB 12, 13, and 16.
Much of the area has interstellar molecular clouds, which is gas and dust, spanning a wide portion of space and the sky

Telescope: William Optics Star 71-II, f/4.9 Petzval quadruplet refractor
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MM
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Integration (5.3 hours total):
- Baader CMOS optimized Red 46 x 3-minutes BIN 2 Gain 121 Offset 10
- Baader CMOS optimized Green 39 x 3-minutes BIN 2 Gain 121 Offset 10
- Baader CMOS optimized Blue 26 x 3-minutes BIN 2 Gain 121 Offset 10
Processed in PixInsight and Canon Digital Photo Professional