The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is an emission nebula in the constellation Perseus. It spans about 2.5 degrees of sky and shows glowing, reddish gas clouds produced by ionised hydrogen gas. The nebula lies about 1,000 light years from Earth and belongs to the Perseus molecular cloud, a region of interstellar matter and active star formation.
IMAGE DATA
Object
NGC 1499 California Nebula
Distance
approx. 1,000 light years
Date
25.12.2022
Exposure
15x300 sec. Schmalband - Total 1,25h
Mount
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
Telescope
TS-Optics CF-APO 70 mm
Camera
ZWO ASI 2600mc Pro
Corrector
TS-Optics REFRAKTOR 0,79x
Filters
Optolong L-Extreme
Guiding
Zwo Asi OAG with ZWO Asi 120mc & Asiair
Software
AsiAir, Astropixel Processor, Photoshop CC, Topaz Deniose AI, Star X Terminator
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