NGC1499

California Nebula

NGC1499

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Perseus

Distance

1,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

December 24, 2013

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

SII 6x10 (bin 2x2), Ha 8x15 (bin 1x1), OIII 6x10 (bin 2x2) as RGB

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon 3nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop