Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  46 Per)  ·  California Nebula  ·  NGC 1499  ·  The star Menkib (ξ Per
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
California Nebula - NGC 1499, Joshua Kolby

California Nebula - NGC 1499

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
California Nebula - NGC 1499, Joshua Kolby

California Nebula - NGC 1499

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

The night of Christmas Eve was a perfectly clear night, so I figured an early Christmas present to myself would be a night of photographing the California Nebula. This was the best tracking I have had so far with the iOptron skyguider pro, however, I was dealing with some pretty bad winds (12-14 mph), so that is why there are trails on the stars, not from the tracking but the winds. Even with high winds, I had to try to take a picture because I don't think I'll get any more clear skies for another couple of weeks here in Minnesota. 

conditions:
0% clouds, average seeing and transparency, poor winds
bortle 6 skies

gear:
iOptron Skyguider Pro
RedCat 51 II
Canon EOS Rebel T7 (modified)

integration:
172 x 182' (8.7 hours)
ISO 1600
35 of each calibration frame

Comments

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

California Nebula - NGC 1499, Joshua Kolby