NGC 1499, the California Nebula

NGC 1499 in Hydrogen Alpha, located about 1.000 lightyears away in the constellation Perseus.

 

Shooting Location :

* 51° N 3° E

* bortle class 5 backyard

 

NGC 1499 Information

* Type : Emission Nebula

* Magnitude : 6.0

* Location (J2000.0): RA 04h 03m 18s / DEC +36° 25' 18"

* Approximate distance : 1.000 lightyears

 

Hardware

* Mount : Celestron CGX

* Imaging Scope : Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM @ 135mm f/2.8

* Imaging Camera : ZWO ASI 183MM

* Filter Wheel : ZWO EFW 7*36mm + Baader Ha 7nm, Baader OIII 8.5nm + Baader SII 8.5nm + Baader LRGB

* Guide Scope : -

* Guide Camera : -

 

Exposures

* Single Exposure Length : 120s

* Sensor Temperature : -20°C

* Gain : 111

* Offset : 10

* Light Frames :

> Baader Ha : 60

* Bias Frames : 50

* Dark Frames : 30

* Flat Frames : -

* Flat Dark Frames : -

* Total Integration Time : 2h00m

* Capture Date : 2019-11-21

 

Capture Software

* ZWO ASIair

 

Processing Software

* AstroPixelProcessor

* Adobe Photoshop

* Topaz AI Denoize

Done