NGC1499 Region - The California Nebula
Emission, dust in Perseus
Uploaded 2/5/25

 

            
How big is NGC1499?
            We can see from this deep image that its boundaries are not well
            defined at best. The bright pink central region here diffuses
            into a background glow that covers the entire field. Small patches
            of yellow dust also permeate this part of the sky and can be
            seen in patches all over the field.

            
Technical Data: Samyang
            135mm f/2.4 lens, ASI2600mm + IDAS NBZ filter, RGB = 4 hours
            total, Happy Jack, Az.

            
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Instrument:  Samnyang 135mm f/2 @ f/2.4
Mount:  Home Made GEM
Camera:  Color CMOS ASI2600 MC Pro
Guider: ASI mini  w/50mm piggyback refractor
Exposure:  4 hours ( 5 min subs)
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona, Elevation:  7000 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 2 arcsec , Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  35 F

Image Processing Tools: 
Maxim DL6:  Calibration
PixInsight:  Alignment, Stacking, Star Removal
Photoshop CS2:  Curves, Color Correction, Cleanup

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