NGC1499: The Calfornia Nebula

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This picture is just a small part of the California-shaped NGC1499, a faint nebula that requires lots of exposure and/or narrowband filters to truly appreciate.
Telescope:   Stellina
Length:   400mm
Aperture:   80mm
F-stop:   f/5.0
Sessions:   2
Captured:   2021-06-15 to 2021-09-02
Lights:   548
Exposure:   10
Total exposure:   1 h
Ra:   4h 3m 15.5s
Dec:   +36° 26' 5.386
Size:   62.685 x 41.039 arcmin
Radius:   0.624 deg
Scale:   0.825 arcsec/pixel
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West of the Pleiades is a red streak that spans 2.5 degrees of sky. NGC1499 is the designation for an emission nebula that emits mostly in a set of narrow Hydrogen bands. Named for its distinct shape, this is the California Nebula.
WLike a billowing blanket let down across the sky, this textured red streak is NGC1499, the California Nebula. It sprawls across 2.5 degrees of sky due east of M45.

Objects in frame:

NGC1499 California Nebula
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