NGC 1499 wide field in Perseus
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Emission nebula
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2017-11-18
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L @ f/3.5 + mechanical stopper
Astrotrac TT320X
36x2min
1h 12min
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EOS 6D (ISO 1600)
Image acquisition by CEDIC team
(Bernhard Hubl, Christoph Kaltseis, Markus Blauensteiner)
Image processing by Bernhard Hubl
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160’ x 40’
6.0 mag
1 000 Ly
The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is a 2.5° long emission nebula
located in the constellation Perseus. NGC 1499 is probably
illuminated by Xi Persei, a hot blue-white main sequence star of spectral
type O7e. Xi Persei can be found near the centre in the above image.