California Nebula NGC 1499, Perseus
Last image from the clear nights of early January.
37 x 4-minute ISO 3200 exposures at f/7.1, taken over 2 nights. Astro-modified Canon 600D and Canon 70-300mm lens at 300mm piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for auto-guiding.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and colour gradients caused by light pollution and to reduce the stars (which otherwise dominate after stretching the contrast).
California Nebula NGC 1499, Perseus
Last image from the clear nights of early January.
37 x 4-minute ISO 3200 exposures at f/7.1, taken over 2 nights. Astro-modified Canon 600D and Canon 70-300mm lens at 300mm piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for auto-guiding.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and colour gradients caused by light pollution and to reduce the stars (which otherwise dominate after stretching the contrast).