For a full size image click here. Distance: 1,800 Light Years Magnitude: 6.0 Size: 150×50 Arc Minutes Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: SII 43×600, Ha 26×1200, OIII 33×600 This image was captured from my home in a Bortle 6/7 region. NGC 1499, also known as the California nebula, is a large emission […]

For a full size image click here. Exposure: SII 30×1200, Ha 28×1200, OIII 30×1200 Telescope: Teleview NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount AP900 Distance: 1,800 Light Years                            Magnitude: 6.0                                                   Size: 150 x 50 Arc Minutes                              Nebula  Type: Emission                                NGC 1499, also known as the California nebula, is a large emission nebula in […]