NGC 1499 The California Nebula - telescope processed image. Named for its resemblance to the U.S. state, the California Nebula is a red emission nebula in the constellation Perseus. It's 1,000 light-years away.
NGC 1499 The California Nebula - unprocessed image. Named for its resemblance to the U.S. state, NGC 1499 is a faint nebula in the constellation Perseus, lit by the hot star Xi Persei.
The final image of last night is for #NGC1499 #TheCaliforniaNebula. After 3.5 hours was able to get 182 images with the s50 stacked to get this mosaic. I might retry tomorrow with some brighter nebula. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur
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