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NGC1499 - California Dreamin' (of Nebulae!)
My First Shot at the California Nebula (NGC1499)
The immense NGC1499, better known as the California Nebula, is just too big to fit entirely on my beloved Canon 350D’s sensor with my current setup. But even with a modest 2.5 hours of integration time, the amount of detail and information captured is truly remarkable!
- Capture Date: 2011-12-27
- Credit: Cédric Thomas
- Location: ‘Le petit Borobia’ Observatory, remote operation
- Telescope: William Optics FLT 110 TEC (oiled spaced) @ F/5.2
- Focal Reducer: William Optics AFR-IV 0.8x
- Mount: Sky Watcher N-EQ6 Pro
- Autoguiding: LodeStar on 80mm Guidescope + MaximDL
- Camera: Modified Canon EOS 350D
- Total Integration (RGB): 2h30 (30 x 300s subs) @ ISO 800
- Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Levels + Curves (Photoshop)