Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  California nebula  ·  NGC 1499  ·  The star ξPer
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NCC 1499; the California Nebula in NB, Steve Cooper
NCC 1499; the California Nebula in NB
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NCC 1499; the California Nebula in NB

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NCC 1499; the California Nebula in NB, Steve Cooper
NCC 1499; the California Nebula in NB
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NCC 1499; the California Nebula in NB

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Description

NGC 1499; "Natural" color

A Narrowband image of NGC 1499, the California Nebula displayed in a more "natural" color where

R = 80% Ha & 20% SII, G = 100% OIII, and B = 85% OIII & 15% Ha.

QSI 683wsg Camera and Borg 71 FL telescope at f/4. AP 900 mount. SX Loadstar autoguiding camera. Astrodon 3nm Ha, OIII, SII filter set.

14 X 30 min Ha, 12 X 30 min OIII, 11 X 30 min SII. Bin 1X1.

Sensor temp @ -20 deg. Frames acquired with MaxIm DL 6, calibrated in CCD Stack2, and processed using PixInsight.

Stardust Ranch, Okeechobee FL

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NCC 1499; the California Nebula in NB, Steve Cooper