NGC 1333 and neighborhoods

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This dusty region lies on the border between Perseus, Taurus and Aries. Apart the large dust nebulae (part of LDN 1450), at least three blue reflection nebula are present: the main one is NGC 1333 at right, then VdB 16 at left and VdB 13 below. Many GN nebulae lies near NGC 1333 and all over the field.
Unfortunately I was able to gather too few hours of exposure because of bad weather.

Note about processing: this image has been processed by Edoardo Radice with PixInsight and then refined by Lorenzo Comolli with Photoshop. Thanks for the collaboration! Look also at Edoardo's post on Astrobin

Technical Data
Optics TEC 140
Focal Length
 1011 mm
Focal Ratio f/7.2
Exposure Time Total 7 h, LRGB 230:70:60:60 min (single exp of 10 min)
CCD SBIG STL-11000M @-30°C
Location Capanne di Cosola (AL, Italian Apennines) at 1500 m height
Date
 24-25 October 2014 (two nights, but the first with some veils and the second one with only very few exposures due to incoming clouds)
Mount Gemini G-41
Tracking Lodestar on an 80mm f/5 refractor
Temperature and humidity T= +5 °C, RH= 45 %
Sky brightness at zenith (with SQM-L) 21.2 mag/arcsec^2
Notes North at right.

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