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California Nebula
NGC1499
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Perseus
Distance 1,000 ly
Magnitude
Angular Size 145x40 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 2010-10-31
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 90:120:90 mins @ -20C
SII 6x15 (2x2), Ha 6x20 (1x1), OIII 6x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB
Notes
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

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