NGC 1499 California Nebula (Wide Angle View)
NGC 1499 California Nebula (Wide Angle View)
The California Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Perseus. It is approximately 1,000 light years from earth. This image was captured in my backyard with a telescope and dedicated astrophotography camera. The image was processed using the Hubble Palette.
Equipment used:
William Optics Zenithstar 61II APO (360mm) with field flattener
Orion 50mm guide scope and ZWO ASI120MM-S camera
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro dedicated astrophotography camera
ZWO Electronic Automatic Focuser
ZWO ASIAIR Plus computer
Optolong L-extreme narrowband Ha/OIII and Askar narrowband dual OIII/SII filter
ZWO AM5 Mount
Imaging data:
Lights: 216 x 5-minute exposures with Ha/OIII filter and 216 × 5-minues exposures with OIII/SII filters
Darks: 24 x 5 minutes exposures
Flats and Dark Flats: 100 exposures
Processing software:
Pixinsight
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