Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  46 Per)  ·  California Nebula  ·  NGC 1499  ·  The star Menkib (ξ Per
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NGC 1499 California Nebula - hunt the galaxies, Woodbine
NGC 1499 California Nebula - hunt the galaxies, Woodbine

NGC 1499 California Nebula - hunt the galaxies

Revision title: RGB stars

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NGC 1499 California Nebula - hunt the galaxies, Woodbine
NGC 1499 California Nebula - hunt the galaxies, Woodbine

NGC 1499 California Nebula - hunt the galaxies

Revision title: RGB stars

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California Nebula with and without intra-galactic stars - the "starless" version has billions of unresolved stars in the many galaxies in the FOV. I am not normally a huge fan of starless images, however in this case the starless version revealed many galaxies that are hiding amongst the stars and are otherwise almost impossible to discern in the overall image. I tried to spot these in the many wonderful images of this nebula on astrobin, but mostly couldn't find them - so hopefully this adds a little information and offers a slightly new perspective on this classic target.

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Title: RGB stars

Description: California nebula with intra-galactic stars

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NGC 1499 California Nebula - hunt the galaxies, Woodbine

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