Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)
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California Nebula (NGC 1499) H-alpha / RGB, rdk_CA
California Nebula (NGC 1499) H-alpha / RGB
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California Nebula (NGC 1499) H-alpha / RGB

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California Nebula (NGC 1499) H-alpha / RGB, rdk_CA
California Nebula (NGC 1499) H-alpha / RGB
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California Nebula (NGC 1499) H-alpha / RGB

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My first attempt at combining narrow band imaging (H-alpha) with RGB data. I have been doing a bit more narrow-band imaging lately, creating bi-color images that are a composite of H-alpha and O-iii. Here I wanted to get something closer to the true colors of the nebula and stars, so I tried to acquire RGB data and augment the L data with H-alpha. Despite much tinkering, I was not really able to get the nebula color correct but at least to my eye it does look a bit less artificial than a H-alpha/Oiii composite.

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California Nebula (NGC 1499) H-alpha / RGB, rdk_CA