This week's APOD is titled NGC 1333 Stardust. This NGC 1333 is also known as a reflection nebula.It is roughly 1,000 light years away away from the wonderfull constellation by the name of Perseus. It is covered by blue lines that are reflected from the dust. It is located in the molecular cloud that forms stars. This view shows roughly 2 entire full moons and it is roughly 15 light years at NGC 1333. It specifically shows details in the dusty area with the redish light from the Herbig-Haro objects. NGC 1333 is actually known to contain millions of stars that are extremely old.
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