NGC 1499 California Nebula (Björn)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: 46 Per) · 46 ksi Per · California Nebula · IC 2005 · Menkib · NGC 1499 · The star Menkib (ξ Per

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NGC 1499 California Nebula

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NGC 1499 California Nebula

What a fortunate combination: clear skies, cold air and new Moon! Without hesitation, I've setup my rig and as my first results with my dedicated OSC were promising, I have chosen to image some of those prominent and well known objects in the night sky for this time of the year in broadband and OSC.

I've started my imaging session with NGC 1499, the California Nebula. My imaging sequence was designed to image from astronomical dusk until transit. Unfortunately, there were still a few clouds which took the first hour of the imaging window away. Once I went through the data, it turned out that I can achieve an image which I am quite satisfied with. Hence, I've decided to do the final processing and publish it, even with its fairly short amount of integration time.
Due to my fortunate situation of living in an area with relatively low light pollution, I imaged without specialised filters.

Feel free to comment!

Björn

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RA (center)	03h59m55s.65
RA (top/left)	04h06m22s.69
RA (top/right)	03h53m27s.66
RA (bottom/right)	03h53m41s.28
RA (bottom/left)	04h06m11s.25

Dec (center)	+36°31′12″.6
Dec (top/left)	+37°47′16″.9
Dec (top/right)	+37°47′00″.0
Dec (bottom/right)	+35°13′55″.1
Dec (bottom/left)	+35°14′10″.10

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