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NGC 1499 SHO. November.2020.

NGC 1499 or The California Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation of Perseus. It is around 100 light years long and lies at a distance of around 1,000 light years. Processed in Hubble palette using SII as the red channel, Ha as green and OIII as blue.

Seemed to take an age to do this one because of the poor weather. Imaged over 3 nights, the 26th.Sep. 21st.and 22nd.Nov. 2020.

HEQ5 PRO

WO71GT with WO reducer/corrector to give f/4.71

QHY163M Gain210 Offset 70 -20C

QHY CFW/S filter wheel

Baader 36mm narrowband filter set

24 x 300sec Ha

25 x 300sec OIII

25 x 300sec SII subs

Total acquisition time 6hrs10min.

Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.

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Uploaded on November 26, 2020