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The California Nebula - NGC 1499, Steven E Labkoff, MD
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The California Nebula - NGC 1499

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The California Nebula - NGC 1499, Steven E Labkoff, MD
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The California Nebula - NGC 1499

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The California Nebula - NGC 1499

NCG 1499

Shot 11/9/2020 - at the Westport Astronomical Society on my own gear:

Lights: 62 @ 60s each, ISO 1600

Flats: 42

Darks: 40

Bias: 180

Scope: AT92mm refractor

Guiding Scope: 60mm Astromania

Guiding software: PHD2

Mount: Celstron AVX

Camera: Nikon D750

Reducer: Starizona 0.65 flattern/reducer

Filter: Optolong L-pro Light Pollution Filter

Processed in PixInsight, Photoshop

Tacked and Stacked.

This DSO is located in Perseus, near Taurus. It's an emission nebula rich in hydrogen-alpha. It's also a huge target - that is the equivalent of several full moon diameters. This required use of a 0.65 reducer - to take the focal length down from 505mm to 328.mm. Also, as this is on a full framed sensor, there is no sensor crop factor here. What you see is what you get...

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The California Nebula - NGC 1499, Steven E Labkoff, MD