Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  California nebula  ·  NGC 1499  ·  The star ξPer
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California Nebula in HaRGB, bobzeq25
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California Nebula in HaRGB

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California Nebula in HaRGB

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Ha was only 60" because I wasn't autoguiding. I'm amazed it worked as well as it did, even at F4.8.

I see I need to go back and reprocess, to remove the ringing.

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New version removes almost all the ringing. The nebula is a tad softer, the stars way better. Tradeoffs.

I think the purple cast is real, H beta. I ColorFit the RGB.

I find "reality" a slippery concept, particularly re color. There's a lot of subjectivity involved. I now find the original way too orange, that can't be correct.

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California Nebula in HaRGB, bobzeq25