NGC1499

California Nebula

NGC1499

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Perseus

Distance

1,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

October 31, 2010

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

SII 6x15 (2x2), Ha 6x20 (1x1), OIII 6x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FS-60C Refractor

Focal Length

290mm @f/4.8

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, 3nm Ha, 6nm OIII

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop