Poland

Equipment

Askar FRA600 · ZWO ASI2600MM Pro · Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Luminance 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm · Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro · Askar F3.9 Reducer for FRA600 · Pegasus Astro Powerbox Advance Gen2 · ZWO CAA Camera Angle Adjuster · Adobe Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Siril Team Siril · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Integration

27h 29′

IC 348 is a young open cluster in Perseus, embedded in dusty gas clouds about 1000 light years away. Surrounding it is the blue reflection glow of VdB 19, with dark LBN structures in the background, including LBN 749. Dust lanes from Barnard objects like B3 add a dramatic touch, showing how star-forming regions, reflection nebulae, and light-absorbing clouds coexist in one frame. It’s a spot where newborn stars take their first steps while interstellar dust works overtime to hide the show.