NGC 1333 appears in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by the bluish hues typical of starlight scattered by interstellar dust. Located just 1,000 light-years away in the heroic constellation Perseus, it sits at the edge of a vast star-forming molecular cloud. This telescopic close-up spans more than two full moons across the sky, corresponding to just over 15 light-years at NGC 1333’s distance. The image reveals intricate details of the dusty region, along with striking red emission from Herbig-Haro objects—jets and glowing shocked gas ejected by recently formed stars. Indeed, NGC 1333 hosts hundreds of stars younger than a million years, most still obscured by pe Official Website