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NGC 1499, Dan Kusz
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NGC 1499

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NGC 1499

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NGC 1499, The California Nebula, lies 1000 light years away and spans 2.5 degrees in our apparent view. This nebula is very bright in Ha, but the pleasant surprise was the OIII signal between the Ha and the star ξPer. I decided to go with HOO only and not include SII signal as the beautiful red and blue contrast each other very well.

The OIII signal extends quite far from the Ha signal and almost looks as if it reflecting the blue light from the star ξPer.

I'm happy with the wide field view of this nebula. It gives a nice broad presentation and the extend of the OIII signal can be appreciated.

Its a different take on this object, as for me the main highlight is the OIII instead of the Ha.

Thank for looking!
CS
Dan.

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NGC 1499, Dan Kusz