Nebulae
NGC 1499 California Nebula in Perseus

This emission nebula resembling the shape of the US state of California, is only around 1000 lightyears distant and therefore it appears as a large object spanning 2.5 degrees. This image is of the very centre of the nebula, showing some of the detail. The highly-luminous star Menkib (Xi Persei), that is responsible for this hydrogen emission nebulosity, is out of frame.

This image is the result of 10h of data capture, over 8 evenings stretching from December 2020 to March 2021.

ZWO ASI071MC Pro colour camera, through a Teleskop-Service 8-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector, using a Hutech IDAS LPS V4 nebula filter.

Date: 03/03/2021

Photographer: Graham Wilcock

NGC 1499 California Nebula in Perseus

This emission nebula resembling the shape of the US state of California, is only around 1000 lightyears distant and therefore it appears as a large object spanning 2.5 degrees. This image is of the very centre of the nebula, showing some of the detail. The highly-luminous star Menkib (Xi Persei), that is responsible for this hydrogen emission nebulosity, is out of frame.

This image is the result of 10h of data capture, over 8 evenings stretching from December 2020 to March 2021.

ZWO ASI071MC Pro colour camera, through a Teleskop-Service 8-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector, using a Hutech IDAS LPS V4 nebula filter.

Date: 03/03/2021

Photographer: Graham Wilcock