NGC 1499, California Nebula



  • Exposure time: 162.5 minutes (13x 750s)
  • Processing: Nebulosity (pre-processing, stacking & DDP); Adobe Photoshop CS4 (post-processing)
  • Lens/telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (4.2") quadruplet ED refractor at f/3.6
  • Camera: QHY8 one-shot colour CCD (gain: 0, offset: 115)
  • Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
  • Guidescope: Vixen 70/400 mm + ST-4
  • Location: Etoile St. Cyrice, Hautes-Alpes, France
  • Date: January 11 - 12, 2010
  • Notes:
This image is not sharp over the entire field of view: there are elongated stars in the bottom right corner. Probably due to incorrect back focal distance from the reducer.

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