AP#17 : IC 348
Name: None
Constellation:Perseus
Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and an ASI 2600MC (Gain 100 -20C)
Exposure time:16 Five-minute and 9 three-minute exposures.
Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html
Magnitude: 7.3
Angular size: 12'
This is a reflection nebula surrounding an open cluster near the star omicron Perseii. While this nebula is the target, the reason this is on the list is because of the surrounding dark nebulae Barnard 3 and 4/LDN 1468-1470-1472, which cover about 2 degrees of arc. Recording them properly is a challenge and requires more integration time than I used in this image.
