California Station

Some of you may remember my NASA APOD from 26. March 2020 called 'Andromeda Station'. It shows the Andromeda Galaxy over the Weisshorn Station in Arosa, Switzerland:

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200326.html

 

A short uphill hike of a few hundred meters from where I captured that image allowed me to frame the California Nebula with a very similar perspective.

 

Of course, the two deep space targets are completely different. As the name says, the Andromeda Galaxy is a complete Galaxy 2,5 million light years from earth, while the California Nebula at a distance of a 'mere' 1000 light years is a relatively nearby emission nebula within our own Milky Way.

 

EXIF

Canon EOS 6D

Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM @ 200mm

iOptron SkyTracker Pro

Sky:

20x 120s @ ISO1600

Foreground:

Stack of 5 x 60s @ ISO1600

Done