SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Jon Greif
Location of Photo:
Alpine, CA, USA
Date/Time of photo:
October 31 - November 1, 2024, 10 pm to 4 am PDT
Equipment:
The image is a stack of 1,185 10-second exposures taken last night through my Seestar S50, 50mm/F5 "smart" scope, and processed in Pixinsight software on an M1 MacBook Pro.
Description:
IC 1795, the Fish Head or Northern Bear Nebula, is part of a large star forming system of gas and dust located in the constellation Cassiopeia along the Perseus arm of the Milky Way galaxy, approximately 6,000 light-years from Earth. The brighter region of the nebula is home to many young and large stars which radiate high amounts of ultraviolet light. This UV radiation excites the surrounding gas and causes it to shine.
