NGC 1499 - California Nebula ( Yannick Akar )

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NGC 1499 - California Nebula

Link: https://astrophotomannheim.de/images/ngc-1499-california-nebula/

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 8" · Explore Scientific ED APO 80mm f/6 FCD-1 Alu 2" R&P Focuser
Imaging Cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Mounts: iOptron CEM60 · Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters: Astronomik H-alpha CCD 6nm · Astronomik OIII CCD 6nm · Astronomik SII CCD 6nm · Baader Blue (B-CCD) 2" · Baader Green (G-CCD) · Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) · Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) · Baader Red (R-CCD) · Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2)
Accessories: Celestron Focus Motor · Starizona Filter Slider (RASA 8 - ZWO)
Software: Adobe Photoshop · AstroSharp Ltd SharpCap · Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses: Omegon Microspeed guidescope 60mm
Guiding Cameras: ZWO ASI120MM

Dates:: Dec. 5, 2019 · Jan. 20, 2020 · Feb. 21, 2020 · Nov. 22, 2020 · Nov. 29, 2020 · Dec. 18, 2020 · Jan. 9, 2021
Frames:: Astronomik H-alpha CCD 6nm: 60×300″(5h) (gain: 139.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astronomik OIII CCD 6nm: 24×300″(2h) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astronomik SII CCD 6nm: 61×300″(5h 5′) (gain: 139.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Baader Blue (B-CCD) 2": 100×30″(50′) (gain: 0.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (G-CCD): 100×30″(50′) (gain: 0.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2): 256×120″(8h 32′) (gain: 75.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2): 90×180″(4h 30′) (gain: 75.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2): 250×120″(8h 20′) (gain: 75.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (R-CCD): 100×30″(50′) (gain: 0.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2): 93×120″(3h 6′) (gain: 75.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2): 58×180″(2h 54′) (gain: 75.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Integration:: 41h 57′
Darks:: 50
Flats:: 50
Flat darks:: 100
Avg. Moon age:: 16.06 days
Avg. Moon phase:: 38.91%

RA center: 04h00m20s.99

DEC center: +36°29′34″.9

Pixel scale: 1.964 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -89.203 degrees

Field radius: 1.442 degrees

More info:Open

Resolution: 3296x4133

File size: 15.4 MB

Locations: Home Garden (Est. Sky Quality: 19.16), Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Data source: Backyard

This was one of those projects, that took over a year to finish. Unfortunately my view is totally blocked with houses to the south, leaving me with just about 2 hours per night to capture this object. With endless bad winter weather in the last two years capturing was a nightmare. Luckily my Friend Daniel Pázmán gave me his APO data so I could go all in on the California nebula.

So here is a combination of RASA 8" and his ES 80ED APO data, with stars only from the RASA. Processing on the other hand was super fun, finally a bright target to work with.

Image acquisition: Daniel Pázmán & Yannick Akar

Image processing: Yannick Akar

PS: I can't decide on the orientation, what is your favourite?

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Description: NASA APOD (03/10/2021)

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RA (center)	04h00m20s.99
RA (top/left)	03h54m44s.50
RA (top/right)	03h54m44s.88
RA (bottom/right)	04h05m49s.48
RA (bottom/left)	04h06m04s.66

Dec (center)	+36°29′34″.9
Dec (top/left)	+37°23′54″.9
Dec (top/right)	+35°36′08″.7
Dec (bottom/right)	+35°34′16″.5
Dec (bottom/left)	+37°22′00″.7

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