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NGC 1499 the California nebula
http://coatesastrophotography.com/p840667703/h4dcc0036#h4dcc0c10
NGC 1499 the California nebula
~1,000 light years from Earth
Emission nebula in the constellation Perseus
Imaged November 8 and December 1, 2012 from Ocala, Florida
RGB: 1 hour 6 min Red, 1 hour Green and 1 hour Blue (binned 1x1)
Ha: 2 hour 15 min (binned 1x1)
Click here to view Narrowband image
PS CS5
Orion 80mm EON (FL 480mm)
Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG
QSI 683 ws
Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II
Astrodon Tru-balance E-Series Generation II LRGB filters
Baader 7 nm Ha filter
Emission nebulas are areas of star formation. The red glow is from ionized Hydrogen atoms that have become excited from the surrounding "new-born" stars. The dark areas are bands of dense dust.
Albums: Nebula
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Comment by Trevor Woodrow on December 30, 2012 at 6:35pm
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Oh my, love the final. Tons of detail without making it too hard looking. Nice balance.
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Comment by Trevor Jones on December 30, 2012 at 5:56pm
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Wow, great job on the highlights and faint edges of the Nebula
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Comment by Steve Coates on December 30, 2012 at 11:37am
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Wow!
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Comment by Marc Basti on December 2, 2012 at 3:54pm
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Cool looking pic, like the shade of red. Marc
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