Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  46 Per)  ·  California Nebula  ·  NGC 1499  ·  The star Menkib (ξ Per
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California Nebula in SHO, John Posavatz
California Nebula in SHO
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California Nebula in SHO

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California Nebula in SHO, John Posavatz
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California Nebula in SHO

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Taken over the course of 4 nights, November - December 2023, from outside of Pittsburgh, PA.

Nebulosity is SHO, whereas stars were added back in as RGB. I really like this process, having done it several times now - best of both worlds.

I decided to stretch the stars a bit heavier than I normally do this time, making them larger overall, and the star field more dense. I normally prefer fewer, smaller stars, but for this target I felt that the denser star field "added something". Still looking for the sweet spot ...

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California Nebula in SHO, John Posavatz