| Object: | Portion of the California Nebula, NGC 1499 |
| Date: | December 7, 2002 |
| Equipment: | WO FLT110 at F/6.5, HX916 CCD, G11 mount; ST-4 autoguider |
| Exposure: | RGB 120:30:30 minutes, all binned 1x1 |
| Processing: | Dark and flat frames, Photoshop |
| Comments: | Found
this in the view of my 15x70 binoculars, and decided to see what it would
look like on a photograph. Click here to see the full-resolution image |
| Description: | California Nebula is a large, extremely dim emission nebula in the constellation of Perseus. It's located 1,000 light years away from earth, and spans a large photographic view of 150'x40'. |
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