Observation by Nick Hewitt: California here I come!!

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Nick Hewitt

Observer

Nick Hewitt

Observed

2016 Nov 01 - 23:10

Uploaded

2016 Nov 04 - 12:19

Objects

The California Nebula (NGC1499)

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Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 04^h01^m
Dec: +36°23'
Position angle: +2°38'

Field size

2°56' × 2°02'

Equipment

Starwave 70mm triplet
Canon DSLR D60a
EQ8 mount
Lodestar 2 guiding

Exposure

ISO 2000 11 x 120sec

Location

Billing, Northampton

Target name

The California Nebula

Title

California here I come!!

About this image

The California nebula (NGC 1499 in Perseus) is well placed now the clocks have fallen back. I personally think it looks like a large pink squid. A real challenge visually, it is straight-forward with a telephoto lens, or a wide field telescope as used here. The bright star illuminating the hydrogen is Xi Persei (mag 4.4). Try to lose the star if attempting a visual observation.

Files associated with this observation

California nebula NGC 1499 2016-11-01 11 x 3min ISO2000P final copy.jpg (1.8 MB)

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