Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)
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Perseus MC Composite, John Bozeman
Perseus MC Composite
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Perseus MC Composite

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The Perseus molecular cloud (Per MCld) is a nearby (~1000 ly) giant molecular cloud in the constellation of Perseus and contains over 10,000 solar masses of gas and dust covering an area of 6 by 2 degrees. Unlike the Orion molecular cloud it is almost invisible apart from two clusters, IC 348 and NGC 1333, where low-mass stars are formed. It is very bright at mid and far-infrared wavelengths and in the submillimeter originating in dust heated by the newly formed low-mass stars. 


Composite image of DSS-II data (75%) and WISE IR data (25%).

2nd Digital Sky Survey data:

Red and Blue plates.

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) IR Data

Color Mapped:

Red - 22 micron IR
Green - 12 micron IR
Cyan - 4.6 micron IR
Blue - 3.4 micron IR



 Processed with Registar, GraXpert, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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Perseus MC Composite, John Bozeman