Autore dello sfondo:
Dale Smalley
08 Mar 2022
NGC1499 - The California Nebula
NGC 1499 the California Nebula is located about 1,000 lightyears away and stretches about 100 lightyears long.
The nebula’s cosmic glow is most likely caused by Xi Persei, the scorching hot blue star that can be seen beside it.
The California Nebula is found in the Orion Arm of our Milky Way galaxy, and has been given its informal nickname because its shape resembles the outline of the US state of California.
The California Nebula can be seen from Earth in the Perseus constellation, which just so happens to be the radiant of one of the most prolific annual meteor showers seen from Earth, the Perseid meteor shower.
Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
NGC 1499
13 credit
- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 60.825 Dec 36.41667
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Northern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Spain
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................13 Aug 2021 - 20 Jan 2022
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 6h10m | 37 |
| OIII | 600 | 6h10m | 37 |
| SII | 600 | 6h | 36 |