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NGC 1499: "Surf's Up", 



    
        

            AaronW
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NGC 1499: "Surf's Up"

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NGC 1499: "Surf's Up", 



    
        

            AaronW
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NGC 1499: "Surf's Up"

Acquisition details

Dates:
Nov. 25, 2022 ·  Nov. 26, 2022 ·  Nov. 29, 2022 ·  Dec. 12, 2022 ·  Dec. 13, 2022 ·  Dec. 14, 2022 ·  Dec. 16, 2022 ·  Dec. 18, 2022 ·  Dec. 20, 2022 ·  Dec. 21, 2022 ·  Dec. 22, 2022 ·  Dec. 23, 2022 ·  Dec. 24, 2022
Frames:
Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass 50 mm: 116×900(29h) f/5.5 -20°C bin 1×1
Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 50 mm: 143×900(35h 45′) f/5.5 -20°C bin 1×1
Chroma SII 3nm Bandpass 50 mm: 106×900(26h 30′) f/5.5 -20°C bin 1×1
Integration:
91h 15′
Darks:
50
Flats:
50
Bias:
199
Avg. Moon age:
15.33 days
Avg. Moon phase:
28.87%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
7.00

RA center: 04h01m38s.21

DEC center: +36°1214.0

Pixel scale: 1.054 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -96.016 degrees

Field radius: 2.195 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 9411x11677

File size: 32.5 MB

Data source: Backyard

Description

I live and image in Santa Monica, CA. The sunshine, beach, and ocean are ever present in the lives of those who live here. How fitting, then, to find the very same elements within NGC 1499, colloquially known as the California Nebula. Rusty orange sunsets, reflecting their dark orange light onto the beach sand, mountainous ranges, waves lapping the beach, and a tranquil transition into the deep blue of the Pacific Ocean. It’s all here in this 110-megapixel, 2-panel mosaic, Hubble palette rendition of NGC 1499.  Several galaxies are visible in this FOV, and I kept them in the frame even though narrowband filters make them look like blotchy color artifacts.  The H-alpha is very strong, but substantial time on OIII allowed me to bring out more of the faint dust surrounding the nebula and recreate a scene that felt like home, even though this object is 1,500 light years away.  Processed in PixInsight.

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NGC 1499: "Surf's Up", 



    
        

            AaronW