NGC1499: California Nebula in Perseus
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NGC1499: California Nebula in Perseus |
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NGC1499: California Nebula |
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Object Data |
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| Object type: | Emission Nebula | |
| Size: | About 100 light years long (2.5 deg) | |
| Magnitude: | 6 | |
| Constellation: | Perseus | |
| Distance: | 1,000 light years | |
| Notes: | The bright star to the right of the nebula is Menkib, an young hot O7 type star. Radiation from Menkib excites the surrounding molecular hydrogen and illuminates this nebula. | |
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Exposure Data |
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| Date: | 10/26 - 10/28 | |
| Location: | Backyard Observatory, Carlsbad, CA | |
| Telescope: | Williams Optics Star 71, 5-element. 350mm at f/4.9 | |
| Camera: | QSI 683 wgs with Astronomik 6nm Ha OIII and SII narrowband filters | |
| Mount: | Losmandy G-11 Gemini I | |
| Exposure time: | Ha:18 x 15 min; SII 18 x 15 min; OIII 6 x 15 min | |
| Exposure time total: | 10.5 hrs | |
| Notes: | Color mapped by assigning Ha to Red, OIII to Blue and SII to Green FOV = 2.8 x 2.2 degrees |
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