NGC 1499 The California Nebula
NGC 1499, The California Nebula. NGC 1499 is an emission nebula that resembles the shape of the US State of California. It has a somewhat low surface brightness so it is difficult to visually observe through smaller telescopes, but a stack of long exposures captured in astrophotography can reveal it's intricate structure. This image of the nebula was taken with an Explore Scientific ED102 telescope with FL 714mm and F7. Guiding was with an Orion 50mm Guide Scope with FL 242mm, and a ZWO ASI290MC for the guide camera and PHD2 auto-guiding software. Mount: Celestron Advanced VX. Main imaging camera: ASI294MC PRO cooled to -5C. Exposures: 12 x 300s with Gain at 120 and Bin 1 x 1. No darks, flats or bias frames. Processed in PixInsight. Slight crop. Polar alignment was with SharpCap Pro.
NGC 1499 The California Nebula
NGC 1499, The California Nebula. NGC 1499 is an emission nebula that resembles the shape of the US State of California. It has a somewhat low surface brightness so it is difficult to visually observe through smaller telescopes, but a stack of long exposures captured in astrophotography can reveal it's intricate structure. This image of the nebula was taken with an Explore Scientific ED102 telescope with FL 714mm and F7. Guiding was with an Orion 50mm Guide Scope with FL 242mm, and a ZWO ASI290MC for the guide camera and PHD2 auto-guiding software. Mount: Celestron Advanced VX. Main imaging camera: ASI294MC PRO cooled to -5C. Exposures: 12 x 300s with Gain at 120 and Bin 1 x 1. No darks, flats or bias frames. Processed in PixInsight. Slight crop. Polar alignment was with SharpCap Pro.