NGC 1579 is a diffuse nebula in the Perseus constellation. It is also known as the Northern Trifid Nebula or the Trifid of the North.
Image taken using the 32-inch Schulman telescope with STX camera on Mt. Lemmon, AZ. Data capture and reduction by Adam Block, University of Arizona. LLRGB processing with DDP and masks by JDS using CCDStack and Photoshop CS5.
Posted in honor of the birthday of my daughter, Erica.
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