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NGC 1499 - The California Nebula, Oliver Czernetz

NGC 1499 - The California Nebula

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NGC 1499 - The California Nebula, Oliver Czernetz

NGC 1499 - The California Nebula

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NGC 1499 - The California Nebula

The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus, at a distance of about 1,000 light years from Earth.

It is so named because it appears to resemble the outline of the US State of California.

Image Assembly and Processing: Oliver Czernetz

Data courtesy: POSS-II Survey (2 Frames, R+B, G synthesized).

Software: Fits Liberator, RegiStar, Photoshop CS5.

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(The Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II) was made by the California Institute of Technology with funds from the National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, the Sloan Foundation, the Samuel Oschin Foundation, and the Eastman Kodak Corporation.)

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NGC 1499 - The California Nebula, Oliver Czernetz